San Francisco, California
Alcatraz Island
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
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San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Atlanta, Georgia
One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Eat first, shop later at this eatery within an Asian grocer.
Pacifica, California
The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.
Paris, France
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Paris, France
A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.
Paris, France
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Paris, France
France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.
Montreal, Québec
Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Berlin, Germany
Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.
Berlin, Germany
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
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Boston, Massachusetts
In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Boston, Massachusetts
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Banff, Alberta
Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.
Montreal, Québec
Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.