Maastricht, Netherlands
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This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.
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Maastricht, Netherlands
This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.
Aachen, Germany
A distinctive former power plant turned university lecture hall looks like it could make you breakfast.
Dwingeloo, Netherlands
This giant radio telescope would be a rusting ruin if it hadn't become such a beloved relic.
Berlin, Germany
A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.
Berlin, Germany
A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.
Berlin, Germany
This conical hill was built as a testing ground for an engineer known as the Glider King.
Berlin, Germany
Art and a pun, all in one.
Stirling, Scotland
Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.
Prague, Czechia
This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.
Frankfurt, Germany
The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.
Klatovy, Czechia
These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.
Manětín, Czechia
Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Lohmen, Germany
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Leipzig, Germany
This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.
Leipzig, Germany
This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.
Dresden, Germany
A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.
Hřensko, Czechia
Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
Prague, Czechia
One man's personal collection of KGB memorabilia is presented along with his strange viewpoint.
Prague, Czechia
This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Prague, Czechia
Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
Prague, Czechia
A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.
Kemzeke, Belgium
A collection of weird and wonderful art fills a former houseplant nursery.