Dusseldorf, Germany
Düsseldorf-Reisholz Rhine Powerline Crossing
An electrical pylon under whose legs a normal gauge train can run.
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Dusseldorf, Germany
An electrical pylon under whose legs a normal gauge train can run.
Chevilly, France
The experimental test tracks of a retro-futuristic monorail still stand in the French countryside.
Marseille, France
For a brief time in 1960s France, families could climb into a tiny submarine and be pulled along an underwater journey.
Élancourt, France
France's Lilliputian park displays over 100 of the country's monuments for visitor perusal.
Paris, France
The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.
Valenciennes, France
This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.
Bailleau-Armenonville, France
A bike train runs along a disused railway line through the tranquil French countryside.
Messina, Italy
An abandoned building that once tightened a power line that stretched across Messina Strait.
Heusweiler, Germany
A Faraday Cage protects cars from a nearby high-power transmitter.
Rottenbuch, Germany
Cell phone tower constructed entirely of wood.
Vetschau, Germany
Tallest - but not most powerful - wind turbine in the world.
Sindelfingen, Germany
Power line with pylons on huge concrete bases to prevent terrorist attacks.
Sindelfingen, Germany
Shortest overhead power line in the world.
Leverkusen, Germany
Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.
Schweindorf, Germany
Giant wind turbine with observation deck at the very top.
Rottweil, Germany
Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.
Porto, Portugal
This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.
Budapest, Hungary
Legions of Roman soldiers bathed in this ancient spa complex under a Budapest transit station.
Zurich, Switzerland
Unconventional site where the tracks of Zurich tramcars intersect.
Barcelona, Spain
These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.