Washington, Wisconsin
Washington Island Stave Church
Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.
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Washington, Wisconsin
Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.
Bergen, Norway
The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.
Klagenfurt, Austria
The medieval "dragon" on an Austrian city's coat-of-arms comes to life in a fountain.
Atessa, Italy
A preserved dragon's rib that remembers the legend of the founding of the city of Atessa.
Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
Brno, Czechia
This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.
Prague, Czechia
Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
Washington, D.C.
The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.
Berlin, Germany
This little museum is making sure that the art and history of the graffiti sticker is not scraped from history.
Carmel, Indiana
These eyes bring a smile to all who cruise past their watchful gaze.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.
New York, New York
Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.
London, England
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Muroto, Japan
Sharks, stingrays, and turtles swim in the pools at this former elementary school.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Seattle, Washington
The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.
Lincoln, Massachusetts
No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon
This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
Durham, North Carolina
This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.
Rayne, Louisiana
The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.
Los Angeles, California
The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.