Offbeat Traveler: ‘Tiger and Turtle -- Magic Mountain’ installation in Duisburg, Germany
“Tiger and Turtle” rises 68 feet high. Its base is 158 by 113 feet. The “track” stretches 722 feet and is about three feet wide. (Frank Augstein / Associated Press)
Visitors can navigate the sculpture on foot. It has 249 steps, which are made to resemble roller coaster tracks from afar. (Mutter Genth / © Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth)
The art installation is found in Angerpark in Duisburg, a city in western
The work, which sits on a hill made from industrial waste, offers expansive views of Duisburg and the Rhine River. (Mutter Genth / © Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth)
Visitors silhouetted against the moon. (Bernd Thissen / AFP / Getty Images)