Deep in the Saxonian forests, reigning high atop magical rock formations rising like claws into the sky can you find it, the fairy tale like but very real Bastei bridge. Its origin is as magical as its surrounding landscape. For over 200 years, it has been quite the local German tourist attraction but when a wooden bridge was constructed in 1824, combining several rock towers, visitors came flocking. About 27 years later, it was replaced by limestone and made into what it is today: A perfect day trip destination from Dresden.