Herzberg am Harz, Germany
Unicorn Cave
What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.
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Herzberg am Harz, Germany
What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.
Håverud, Sweden
A railway, a waterway, and a roadway all in one, suspended over a rushing river.
Avesta, Sweden
The world's biggest version of the popular Swedish souvenir.
Falun, Sweden
A centuries-old copper mine that once provided two thirds of the world's copper supply.
Älvdalen S, Sweden
The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.
Älvdalen S, Sweden
Believed to be the country's tallest waterfall, the Njupeskär is actually much smaller.
Sveg, Sweden
This massive Trojan ursine was built to be a new tourist symbol for a small Swedish town.
Storuman, Sweden
The giant club-wielding wildman stands proud as the symbol of Swedish Lapland.
Kiruna, Sweden
Few remain of these distinctive old trees that once served as natural landmarks for travelers on the road.
Salla, Finland
Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.
Sankt Andreasberg, Germany
Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."
Wernigerode, Germany
On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.
Quedlinburg, Germany
The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.
Dresden, Germany
A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.
Dresden, Germany
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
Lohmen, Germany
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Kirnitzschtal, Germany
A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.
Dresden, Germany
When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.
Freiberg, Germany
A Saxony castle houses one of the largest and most outstanding mineral collections in the world.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Detmold, Germany
This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
Büren, Germany
This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.
Wuppertal, Germany
This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.