New York, New York
Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
San Francisco, California
Dutch Windmill
The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.
San Francisco, California
Ruins of the Sutro Baths
The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.
Permanently Closed
San Francisco, California
Labyrinth at Land’s End
A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.
San Francisco, California
Alcatraz Island
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Augsburg, Germany
Augsburger Puppenkiste
This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.
Wernigerode, Germany
The Brocken
On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.
Hamburg, Germany
Herbertstraße
Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.
Hamelin, Germany
Glockenspiel of Hameln
The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
Landsberg Prison
The prison where Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," and 278 Nazis were later executed for war crimes.
Chiemsee, Germany
Herrenchiemsee Neues Schloss
Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.
Trier, Germany
Porta Nigra
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Berlin, Germany
Bridge of Spies
Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.
Ulm, Germany
Ulm Minster (Ulmer Münster)
The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.
Hamburg, Germany
Miniatur Wunderland
Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.
Augsburg, Germany
Fuggerei
In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.
Dresden, Germany
Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault)
The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.
Leipzig, Germany
Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Monument to the Battle of the Nations)
This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.
Halbe, Germany
Tropical Islands Resort
It's always summer at the beach inside this former airship hangar.
Berlin, Germany
Tempelhof Airport
Berlin's old airport.
Lübben, Germany
Spreewald
Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.
Grünwald, Germany
Bavaria Filmstadt
This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.
Bielefeld, Germany
Bielefeld Conspiracy
According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.
Büren, Germany
Castle of Wewelsburg
This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.
