Showing posts with the label Austria

The Mysterious Erdstalls Tunnels

Aug 29, 2017

Across Europe, there are hundreds of underground tunnels that lead to nowhere and about which no historic records have ever been found. They...

Stock im Eisen: Vienna’s Nail Tree

Jul 25, 2017

At the corner of the extravagant 19th century mansion, Palais Equitable, in the city of Vienna, Austria, is a glass case behind which is the...

The Battle for Castle Itter: The Strangest Battle of WW2

Mar 19, 2017

In the waning days of the Second World War, five days after Hitler shot himself in his bunker in Berlin, one of the most bizarre battle took...

The House Where Hitler Was Born

Jan 23, 2017

Braunau am Inn, on the south bank of the Inn river, close to the border with Germany, is a charming little town in Austria. But it carries a...

The Infamous Mauthausen Stairs of Death

Jan 16, 2017

The Mauthausen concentration camp, situated about 20 kilometers east of the city of Linz in Upper Austria, was the hub of one of the largest...

Kunsthaus Graz Art Museum

Mar 28, 2016

The Kunsthaus Graz Art Museum in Graz, Austria, is a gigantic blob-shaped building with a dozen or so tube like nozzles, acting as windows, ...

20 Most Beautiful Observation Towers

Dec 9, 2015

Observation Tower in Jurmala, Latvia “The Observation Tower in Jurmala” is located within the Dzintaru Park in Jurmala, Latvia. The 38-mete...

The Sculpted Hedges of Schönbrunn Palace

Dec 5, 2015

The Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria, is one of Europe’s most impressive Baroque palaces and an important architectural, cultural and hi...

Upside Down Houses Around The World

Nov 28, 2015

A clichéd yet popular tourist attraction that never fails to amuse is an upside down house, with a faithfully reproduced exterior and interi...

The Timmelsjoch Experience Pass Museum

Apr 14, 2015

Timmelsjoch is a high mountain pass on Ötztal Alps along the border between Austria and Italy. The pass connects the Ötztal valley in the Au...