Geneva, Switzerland
L’horloge Fleurie (The Flower Clock)
The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds.
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Geneva, Switzerland
The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."
Grindelwald, Switzerland
The second-highest train station in Europe.
Zermatt, Switzerland
This Swiss cemetery is reserved for people who died in climbing accidents.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Only six people can sit inside this delightfully quaint sanctuary.
Erie, Pennsylvania
A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
For decades, this waterfall remained hidden because of an artificial dam.
Kent, Ohio
This campus museum commemorates a national tragedy.
Kent, Ohio
Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.
Dover, Ohio
The spectacular collection of one of the world's best woodcarvers.
Leavittsburg, Ohio
A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.
Warren, Ohio
The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.
Hermitage, Pennsylvania
An American flag was erected for every day that passed during the Iranian Hostage Crisis.
Sharon, Pennsylvania
Check out the 125-pound chocolate reindeer in the back of this candy shop.
Toronto, Ontario
A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.
Toronto, Ontario
A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.
Toronto, Ontario
The remains of the oldest bone-headed dinosaur in North America.
Toronto, Ontario
This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.
Toronto, Ontario
A touching tribute to the "Wonky Donkey."
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Bern, Switzerland
This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.