Places tania2 Wants to Go

The world's largest boar is a huge steel titan found at a French rest stop.

Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.

This Belgian theme park began as a refuge for bored church children and was closed down when a boy lost an arm.

Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.

An undulating wicker beast looms peacefully atop a sand dune in Belgium.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

An abstract and eyecatching clock/fountain is the centerpiece of this little-known German city.

One of two electrical towers in Germany that have a pathway constructed through the tower's legs.

A unique showroom for bathroom fixtures featuring a giant toilet observation deck.

This viaduct serves as a reminder of World War II.

Beloved children's TV characters freckle the German city's streets.

This concrete church spent a period of its history as a World War II bunker.

This monolithic slab of art metal crowns a German slag heap.

This natural "sea of stones" was once used by the Romans as a quarry.

Several of these strange cone-shaped bunkers can still be seen around the former Nazi headquarters.

WWII rocket launchpad in rural Germany and site of operation backfire.

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

A simple tribute to the microscopic arachnid that gives its juices and its life to help make a speciality German cheese.

One of the only spherical 19th century gas containers left today.

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

This magnificent church allows travelers along one of Germany's busiest roadways a chance to rest and reflect.

A man-made slag heap that you can "ski" down, and is home to the world sandboarding championships.

An homage to the humble watering can.

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