Bottrop, Germany
Tetrahedron in Bottrop
This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.
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Bottrop, Germany
This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.
Dusseldorf, Germany
Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.
Duisburg, Germany
No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.
Dusseldorf, Germany
This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.
Duisburg, Germany
This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.
Loenen, Netherlands
The tallest waterfall in the Netherlands is a lovely, stepped feature that is only 50 feet tall.
Prague, Czechia
Microscopic scenes; some call it novelty, some call it art.
Carhué, Argentina
Once swallowed by flood waters, this village has emerged as an eerie shadow of its former self.
Bangkok, Thailand
A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.
Saas-Almagell, Switzerland
The only tower of an aerial tramway standing over a ski-lift.
Basel, Switzerland
Along the Rhine, about a mile from the historic Munster, learn the heartrending story of two lovers torn asunder, cast into unknown layers of time and space.
Ennetbürgen, Switzerland
The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.
Alcoy, Spain
A dictator's failed public works project has been reborn as two linked trails through spectacular scenery.
Cádiz, Spain
The world's most elegant power lines.
Lucena, Spain
Holding the current title of "biggest chair in the world," it stands with little fanfare in Lucena, Spain.
Portugalete, Spain
Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.
Gubbio, Italy
The world's largest "Christmas tree" is illuminated by hundreds of lights stretching 2,000 feet up the slope of Mount Ingino.
Messina, Italy
Climb the dead electric pylons of Messina.
Norcia, Italy
A map of Italy made entirely of trees.
Barcelona, Spain
A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.
Italy
This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.
Milan, Italy
This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.
Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
Nehren, Germany
Powerline dead since the 1980s despite appearances.