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Ilhéu das Rolas, São Tomé and Príncipe

Marco do Equador

The equator passes through this tiny island in the eastern Atlantic.
Added by Steve 55
Sundi, São Tomé and Príncipe

Roça Sundy

This abandoned plantation was once witness to an eclipse that proved Einstein's theory of relativity.
Added by frabuleuse
Caue, São Tomé and Príncipe

Pico Cao Grande

Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.
Added by Mordy
Berlin, Germany

Berliner Unterwelten (Subterranean Berlin)

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Berlin, Germany

Spreepark

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
atimian Added by atimian
Usedom, Germany

Karnin Vertical Lift Bridge

A section of destroyed vertical lift bridge stands alone in the Peene river.
Added by Alpha
Wernigerode, Germany

The Brocken

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.
Meg Added by Meg
Leverkusen, Germany

Bayer Cross

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.
Added by Alpha
Frankfurt, Germany

Eiserner Steg (Iron Bridge)

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.
SuzieF Added by SuzieF
Essen, Germany

Slab for the Ruhr

This monolithic slab of art metal crowns a German slag heap.
JSB Added by JSB
Dusseldorf, Germany

Rheinturm

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.
cavok86 Added by cavok86
Hinte, Germany

Suurhusen Church

The Suurhusen church tower in Germany leans over farther than the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Hamburg, Germany

Herbertstraße

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.
Added by DoctorMoog42
Xanten, Germany

Xanten Archaeological Park

Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.
Added by impossiblesoul
Peenemünde, Germany

Peenemünde Army Research Center

The NASA scientists behind Apollo 11 started out developing Nazi weapons at this abandoned German rocket factory.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Bottrop, Germany

Tetrahedron in Bottrop

This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.
cavok86 Added by cavok86
Blankenburg (Harz), Germany

Teufelsmauer (The Devil's Wall)

A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.
Added by modenamurr
Duisburg, Germany

Zoo Zajac

The world's biggest pet store.
Heidelberg, Germany

Heidelberg Tun

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Bad Schandau, Germany

Art Nouveau Elevator

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Oberwesel, Germany

Burg Pfalzgrafenstein

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.
Added by CPilgrim
Essen, Germany

Zollverein

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.
Allison Added by Allison
Lohheide, Germany

Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp

A Nazi concentration camp and Anne Frank's place of death.
Added by fairlyn17
Berlin, Germany

Berlin-Friedrichstrasse Railway Station

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
stanestane Added by stanestane