Chemnitz, Germany
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This giant glowing "beanpole" adds much-needed pops of color to an otherwise drab power plant.
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Chemnitz, Germany
This giant glowing "beanpole" adds much-needed pops of color to an otherwise drab power plant.
Colditz, Germany
An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.
Itter, Austria
German and American troops joined forces to defend this fortress during the strangest battle of World War II.
Detmold, Germany
This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.
Lemgo, Germany
This ornate Weser Renaissance house was also the home of an infamous witch hunter.
London, England
Legends say that this Art Deco apartment building almost became Hitler's British headquarters.
Tinajo, Spain
Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.
Teguise, Spain
The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.
Pájara, Spain
Rumors and legends of secret Nazi activities surround this eerily remote island mansion.
British Virgin Islands
Divers can encounter an abandoned warship encircled by a giant kraken submerged in the British Virgin Islands.
Bourcefranc-le-Chapus, France
A castle-like sea fort from the 17th century is now a museum to oyster farming.
Saint-Georges-d'Oléron, France
Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.
Washington, D.C.
Part of a WWII submarine is lurking outside the Washington Navy Yard parking lot.
La Rochelle, France
A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nearly three tons of weapons from the Vietnam War still remain in this small, hidden museum.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.
Paris, France
A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.
Paris, France
A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.
Paris, France
A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Opole Lubelskie County, Poland
A monument to Poland's famous alleged UFO abduction case.
Ypres, Belgium
A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.