Chicago, Illinois
Wicker Park
Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.
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Chicago, Illinois
Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.
Chicago, Illinois
A European-style bath house in Chicago.
Olomouc, Czechia
Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.
Niles, Illinois
Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.
Jerusalem, Israel
Oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, designed to resemble a synagogue.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Berlin, Germany
Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Munich, Germany
The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
West Bend, Iowa
A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.
Garden Grove, California
Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
San Francisco, California
A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
San Juan Capistrano, California
Oldest building in California still in use.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
New York, New York
A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.
Florissant, Colorado
The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.
Montague, Massachusetts
Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.