Leipzig, Germany
Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Monument to the Battle of the Nations)
This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.
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Leipzig, Germany
This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.
Marseille, France
This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.
Les Baux-de-Provence, France
Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.
Arles, France
Home to fantastic views and ancient graves.
Arles, France
This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.
Marseille, France
This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.
Luderitz, Namibia
This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."
Namibia
Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.
Sossusvlei, Namibia
This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.
Garub, Namibia
Thought to be the only herd of feral horses in Africa and one of the most isolated populations in the world.
Namibia
The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.
Vienna, Austria
This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.
Vienna, Austria
Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.
New York, New York
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.
Brooklyn, New York
Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.
New York, New York
Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.
Staten Island, New York
A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.
New York, New York
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
Brooklyn, New York
In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).
New York, New York
A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.
New York, New York
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
Brooklyn, New York
A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.
New York, New York
This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.