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Obscuring the "New" castle behind.

Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

Bensberg Old Castle

This strange building looks like a medieval fortress crashed into a 1960s Brutalist office block.

Burg Drachenfels seen from Mehlem.

Königswinter, Germany

Burg Drachenfels

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

Blast Doors

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany

Germany's Secret Government Bunker

A top-secret bunker now turned museum, is an eerie look at what life would have looked like in the event of nuclear war.

The mosque-shaped factory.

Dresden, Germany

Yenidze

Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

Oberhafen-kantine.

Hamburg, Germany

Oberhafen-Kantine

This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.

Villa Hugel

Essen, Germany

Villa Hugel

The monumental home of Prussia’s eccentric "Cannon King."

Tetrahedron in Bottrop

Bottrop, Germany

Tetrahedron in Bottrop

This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.

Xanten Archaeological Park

Xanten, Germany

Xanten Archaeological Park

Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.

Westerholt E-66 Observation Wind Turbine. (Wolfgang Janssen)

Schweindorf, Germany

Westerholt E-66 Observation Wind Turbine

Giant wind turbine with observation deck at the very top.

Stuttgart Winkel Tower

Stuttgart, Germany

Stuttgart Winkel Tower

Remnants of a cone-shaped Nazi bomb shelter.

One of the many art pavillions.

Neuss, Germany

Museumsinsel Hombroich

Be it nature, art, or abandoned military architecture this eclectic German "museum" has you covered.

The western part of the bunker with the bomb-damaged roof sections.

Bremen, Germany

Bunker Valentin Memorial

Constructed by forced laborers, this submarine pen is now a museum and war memorial.

Hall of Fame

Hamburg, Germany

Hall of Fame Heimfeld

One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.

Antiquariat Alt-Hoheneck

Ludwigsburg, Germany

Antiquariat Alt-Hoheneck

This outdoor library provides around-the-clock access to around 7,000 books.

Burg Pfalzgrafenstein

Oberwesel, Germany

Burg Pfalzgrafenstein

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

The Mosque of Schwetzingen Palace Gardens.

Schwetzingen, Germany

The Mosque of Schwetzingen Palace Gardens

This 18th-century folly is one of Europe's rare "garden mosques."

The main steeple towers over the rest of the old town of Ulm.

Ulm, Germany

Ulm Minster (Ulmer Münster)

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

Ordensburg Vogelsang

Schleiden, Germany

Ordensburg Vogelsang

This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.

Entrance via Priesterweg station.

Berlin, Germany

Natur-Park Südgelände

Art installations, derelict railcars, and endangered grasshoppers all call this south Berlin park home.

Alter Mauerturm

Berlin, Germany

DDR Watch Tower

This watchtower once presided over the Berlin Wall.

Einsteinturm

Potsdam, Germany

Einsteinturm

Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.

Rote Flora

Hamburg, Germany

Rote Flora

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

Broken Glass Villa.

Passau, Germany

Broken Glass Villa

Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.

Höckerlinie Westwall

Mettlach, Germany

Höckerlinie Westwall

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

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