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A showcase of engineering might that was also symbolic of westward expansion.

This elaborate stone bridge over the Neisse river has sat in pieces since 1945.

Legend says this sculpture commemorates a brave baker who rescued the city in the Thirty Years' War.

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

The world's first jet-powered aircraft were assembled by the Germans in this secret factory in the forest during WWII.

A tiny, intricate model railway system.

Deep in the forest next to Augsburg are abandoned bunkers and bullet traps from the region's military past.

This fountain tucked away in a park is the focal point of the only "Green Basilica" in Germany.

What appears to be an ordinary bridge is actually a rare aqueduct.

In the city forest of Augsburg are oval, artificial ponds formed from a World War II bombing campaign.

Wooden pathways run through this rocky landscape, which legend says was created when a dwarven king pulled down his own castle to stop raiding giants.

This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.

The highest cold-water geyser in the world.

1898 German railroad depot museum with working engines, steam train excursions, and hands-on displays.

These abandoned Cold War-era bunkers are now a designated refuge for endangered bat species.

A steam powered train that runs on city streets.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

A top-secret bunker now turned museum, is an eerie look at what life would have looked like in the event of nuclear war.