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Ljubljana, Slovenia

Cyanometer

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
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
Dresden, Germany

Dresden Panometer

An exquisite panometer representing Dresden as it was from 1695 to 1760.
leocorte Added by leocorte
Dresden, Germany

Schwebebahn Dresden

A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.
Added by Alpha
Vlychada, Greece

Tomato Industrial Museum

A former factory serves as a shrine to the industry that sustained Santorini for decades.
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Thira, Greece

Atlantis Books

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.
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Kirnitzschtal, Germany

Lichtenhain Waterfall

A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.
Added by Alpha
Rathen, Germany

Rathen Open Air Stage

This stone amphitheater was once part of Nazi Germany's plan to promote propaganda.
Vololona Added by Vololona
Lohmen, Germany

The Bastei

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Added by Wiingy
Blumberg, Germany

Sauschwänzlebahn

A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.
Vololona Added by Vololona
Colmar, France

Statue of Liberty, Colmar

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.
Added by bobm185
Rocchette, Italy

Rocchettine

This long-abandoned village sits across a narrow gorge from a still-inhabited settlement that was once its twin.
LatiumMirabile Added by LatiumMirabile
Tübingen, Germany

Silcher Monument

This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.
Vololona Added by Vololona
Tübingen, Germany

Tübingen University Paleontological Collection

One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."
Vololona Added by Vololona
Stuttgart, Germany

Unihase

Inside this discotheque resides a unique memorial dedicated to one club-goers favorite pet.
Added by ThomasSchneider62
Wiernsheim, Germany

Bomb Bell Memorial

This bomb was once used as a church after it failed to detonate.
Added by ThomasSchneider62
Stuttgart, Germany

Stuttgart Cable Car

This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.
jfrank Added by jfrank
Jettingen-Scheppach, Germany

Kuno II

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

Fasan Explosives Factory

Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.
Auxburg Added by Auxburg
Santa Margalida, Spain

Necropolis of Son Real

The largest prehistoric cemetery on the Balearic Islands dates back over 2,500 years.
Added by GunRalf The Grey
Llucmajor, Spain

Puente de las Siete Bocas

This spectacular bridge is part of an abandoned train line that once connected Mallorcan capital to the southeastern coast.
Added by marjanne80
Palma, Spain

Miquel Barceló Installation in the Cathedral of Santa Maria de Palma

A contemporary art installation housed within a Gothic cathedral.
serflac Added by serflac
Schipkau, Germany

Bagger 258: The "Blue Wonder"

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.
Darmon Richter Added by Darmon Richter
Bad Doberan, Germany

Molli Steam Tram

A steam powered train that runs on city streets.
Added by Alpha