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A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.

Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.

The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

A Bauhaus co-founder designed this quirky, abandoned granary.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

At nearly four meters tall, this giant potato looms over a small Polish town.

This Baltic beauty is rumored to grant a wish and a half.

These massive moving sand dunes have swallowed an entire village and are still on the run.

A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.

A haunting deserted hotel is a favorite with artists and photographers.

This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.

This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.

Boats must transform into railroad cars to navigate this Polish canal.

The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

The largest manmade caves in Europe now function as a motorbike club's headquarters.

One of the largest vehicles ever built is now open to the public.

The industrial monstrosity known as Bagger 258 is a colossal mining machine built in the DDR - but now left for dead in a German field.

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.

A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.

A cluster of cylindrical apartment buildings nod to the city’s vegital past.

Ruins of a late 1950s Polish ski jump ramp in the middle of the city.