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In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Plans for this local observation tower were debated for so long, the allocated funds lost value and the design had to be changed.

A mammoth WWII anti-air defense tower has been repurposed as a hotel with a rooftop garden.

One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.

The world's longest wildlife overpass provides Hilversum's critters with a safe alternative to trying their luck on the roadway.

A distinctive former power plant turned university lecture hall looks like it could make you breakfast.

This large sand dune in the Netherlands is home to wind-whipped trees with "floating" roots.

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

This vast World War II defense line was the site of a fierce battle.

A radio telescope for listening to the stars, based in one of the cloudiest countries in the world.

The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

The nerve center of a massive, state-of-the art radio telescope that sprawls across Western Europe.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.

This enchanting spring, steeped in local lore and a touch of royal history, was said to be the place where newborns were collected, rather than being delivered by storks.

Even though bison are not native to this Danish island, you might find them walking around the Almindingen Forestas as part of a nature experiment.