Friedrichshafen, Germany
Zeppelin Museum
Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.
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Friedrichshafen, Germany
Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.
Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, Germany
This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.
Halbe, Germany
It's always summer at the beach inside this former airship hangar.
Lübben, Germany
Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.
Schipkau, Germany
The industrial monstrosity known as Bagger 258 is a colossal mining machine built in the DDR - but now left for dead in a German field.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Heligoland, Germany
This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.
Gryfino, Poland
Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
Poland
These massive moving sand dunes have swallowed an entire village and are still on the run.
Hørve, Denmark
Considered one of the most haunted places in Europe, this 800-year-old castle was home to noble prisoners.
Slagelse Municipality, Denmark
A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.
Holmegaard, Denmark
The greatest amusement park in the world is wall-to-wall farting dogs, puking rats, and cows with exposed breasts for the whole family.
Borre, Denmark
A natural wonder in south Denmark.
Olenivka, Ukraine
Submerged busts of communist and socialist figures from the USSR.
Schleswig, Germany
Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.
Nordstrand, Germany
A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.
Magdeburg, Germany
The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.
Nienhagen, Germany
Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.
Berlin, Germany
A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.
Wernigerode, Germany
On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.
Flåm, Norway
A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.
Flåm, Norway
One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.
Lyndhurst, Virginia
This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.