Places fredericcrabbe Wants to Go

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

The bridges portrayed on EU currency aren't fictional anymore.

Watch the local Netherlands birds from inside this giant eco-egg.

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

Invisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moat.

This impressive collection of skulls and bones was gathered by an ex-zookeeper who took advantage of a pig plague.

A collection of weird and wonderful art fills a former houseplant nursery.

This bunker site once briefly used by Hitler now features locals’ accounts of German occupation.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

Deep in the limestone cliffs of the Alabaster Coast, a German fortress built during World War II.

These rustic holiday homes are made from discarded fishing boat hulls.

An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.

This bunker in northern France was built by Nazi German forces with the intention of launching up to 50 V2 rockets at London each day.

Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.

Formerly a munitions depot and World War II POW camp, now a nature reserve.

The former home of a trailblazing surrealist is still filled with haunting dolls and grim paintings.

A museum celebrating the Canadian forces that liberated Belgium from the Nazis replete with battlefield miniatures and multiple Gardens.