Louisville, Kentucky
Gallop to Glory
This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.
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Louisville, Kentucky
This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.
Louisville, Kentucky
The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.
Baltimore, Maryland
One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.
Baltimore, Maryland
The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.
Morrisville, Pennsylvania
This colonial mansion has been home to a staggering number of American historic figures.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.
Princeton, New Jersey
Nassau Hall has served as army barracks, a museum, and played a key role in the American Revolution.
Royalton, Vermont
An obelisk marks the farmhouse where the founder of Mormonism was born.
Graniteville, Vermont
Tour the world's largest deep-hole dimension granite quarry, where you can view the plant where gravestones are made and roll a ball down the outdoor granite bowling alley.
Barre, Vermont
This large cemetery is known as the museum of granite sculptures.
Montpelier, Vermont
Beautiful hillside Vermont cemetery with amazing funerary art.
Rutland, Vermont
A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruously in rural Vermont.
Charleston, South Carolina
The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.
Gaffney, South Carolina
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.
Cologne, Germany
If the tunes of antique organs and musical marionettes don't intoxicate you, the draft beer certainly will.
Koblenz, Germany
Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.
Koblenz, Germany
This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Trier, Germany
The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.
Mainz, Germany
A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.
Mainz, Germany
While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.
Heidelberg, Germany
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
Heidelberg, Germany
This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.
Heidelberg, Germany
A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.