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The Cold War lookout where World War III was feared
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Standing in the Fulda Gap, this former US observation post was exactly where NATO expected Soviet tanks to roll through if the Cold War went hot. Tourists now casually sip coffee where American soldiers once stared down East German border guards across a 50-meter death strip. It offers a chillingly surreal time-capsule experience, complete with preserved watchtowers and the grim reality of a bisected continent.
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