Heidelberg, Germany
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This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.
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Heidelberg, Germany
This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.
Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's oldest surviving academic architecture hosted decades of animal dissections.
Zinnowitz, Germany
An elevator into the Baltic Sea.
Wonsees, Germany
These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.
Berlin, Germany
At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
Berlin, Germany
This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.
Munich, Germany
A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.
Berlin, Germany
Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.
Berlin, Germany
A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Beijing, China
Beijing's version of Disneyland, completely abandoned, mostly destroyed.
Beijing, China
The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.
Nanjing, China
A massive underground palace containing a colossal reclining Buddha statue and the only Buddha parietal bone relic in the world.
Zhong County, China
This majestic twelve-story wooden pagoda built into the side of a divine hill was saved from the Three Gorges Dam.
Ngari Prefecture, China
A pilgrimage around a forbidden peak sacred to four faiths.
Wuhan, China
Count the statues to gain insight into your future from Buddhist disciples.
Zhengzhou, China
The real Buddhist temple where the fictional Kwai Chang Kaine (David Carradine) trained in TV's 'Kung Fu' series.
Tianshui, China
A hidden Buddhist gem accessible only by boat.
Xian Shi, China
A life-sized imperial army, buried in battle formation, has stood underground for over 2,000 years—built not for war, but for eternity.
Yulin, China
A fascinating example of the Danxia landform is characterized by its striking red sandstone formations.
Nanjing, China
One of the largest, grandest imperial mausoleums was built as the founder of the Ming Dynasty's final resting place.