Munich, Germany
Georg Elser Plaque
A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Munich, Germany
Fraunhofer Refractor at the Deutsches Museum
The telescope that discovered Neptune.
Caernarfon, Wales
Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel
This Welsh hotel is the spiritual home of the British 1953 Everest expedition, the first successful ascent of Mount Everest.
Albany, New York
World’s Largest Nipper Statue
This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.
Carmel Hamlet, New York
New York's Chuang Yen Monastery
The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.
Groton, Connecticut
Mystic Pizza
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Boulder City, Nevada
Winged Figures of the Republic
A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Lake George, New York
Lake George Mystery Spot
A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.
Mahopac, New York
Donald J. Trump State Park
This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.
Marazion, England
St Michael's Mount
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Helston, England
Goonhilly Earth Station
Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.
Berlin, Germany
Vestiges of the Berlin Wall
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin-Friedrichstrasse Railway Station
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Berlin, Germany
The Bebelplatz
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Berlin, Germany
Stasi Museum
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.
Chicago, Illinois
Crown Fountain
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The Crow's Nest at the Old Faithful Inn
An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Old Faithful Geyser
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Firehouse Brewing Co.
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City Presidents
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
Custer, South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Visby, Sweden
Galgberget Gallows
This trio of stone spires claims to be the only preserved medieval execution site in Europe.
Sweden
Gotland
Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.
