Budapest, Hungary
The Citadella
From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.
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Budapest, Hungary
Budapest Castle Hill Funicular
Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.
Kensington, Maryland
Washington, D.C. Temple
The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.
Silver Spring, Maryland
'Coastline' Wave Pool
Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Bust of the 'Homeless Mayor'
A tribute to the beloved, kind-hearted "homeless mayor" of Silver Spring.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Acorn Park
Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.
Oxford, England
Oxford Museum of Natural History
Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.
Oxford, England
Pitt Rivers Museum
Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.
Florence, Italy
Medici Hall of Maps (Sala delle Carte Geografiche)
Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.
Florence, Italy
Galileo's Middle Finger
The middle finger of modernity.
Vernazza, Italy
Cinque Terre
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Rome, Italy
The Aventine Keyhole
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Venice, Italy
The Mad Colored Houses of Burano
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Venice, Italy
Libreria Acqua Alta
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Rome, Italy
The Dome Illusion
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Edison, New Jersey
Menlo Park Lightbulb
A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.
Jersey City, New Jersey
The Colgate Clock
On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.
Cape May, New Jersey
Bunker At Cape May Point
World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Grounds for Sculpture
A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
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?
Lakehurst, New Jersey
Hindenburg Crash Site
The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.
