Bremen, Germany
Der Lichtbringer (The Bearer of Light)
A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.
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Bremen, Germany
A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.
Bremen, Germany
One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.
Melbourne, Australia
A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.
Rogers, Kentucky
Explore the flooded remains of a limestone mine in Kentucky.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Denver, Colorado
A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.
Portland, Oregon
Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.
Portland, Oregon
The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.
Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Paisley, Scotland
A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.
Glasgow, Scotland
Vibrant paintings stretch across 600 feet of derelict railway.
Glasgow, Scotland
This emblematic representation is said to bring the students good fortune.
Glasgow, Scotland
An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.
Glasgow, Scotland
"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."
Glasgow, Scotland
An 18th-century religious argument etched into stone.
Glasgow, Scotland
In the depths of Glasgow Cathedral's crypt, one pillar stands out from all others.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Hume, California
The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Palo Alto, California
Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.
Palo Alto, California
A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.
Palo Alto, California
Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.
Portola Valley, California
The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.
County Donegal, Ireland
Ireland's most northerly island is hauntingly beautiful. Its lighthouse was the last glimpse of home for many Irish emigrants bound for the U.S.