Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
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Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Berlin, Germany
Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.
Berlin, Germany
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein's royal family calls this medieval alpine castle home.
Sevelen, Switzerland
The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Nuremberg, Germany
A museum that chronicles the history of the Nuremberg Trials for Nazi war criminals in the building where the trials were once held.
Göttingen, Germany
The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Colmar, France
A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.
Bingen, Germany
Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.
Heidelberg, Germany
It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.
Kamakura, Japan
A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.
Hakone, Japan
Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.
Yamanakako, Japan
The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.
Hirosaki, Japan
The northernmost of the 12 surviving feudal castles of Japan is known as a cherry blossom viewing spot.
Oirase, Japan
This replica of the Statue of Liberty is a quarter of the size of the real thing. It sits on the same latitude as the original, but on the other side of the world.
Port Arthur, Australia
Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.
Princetown, Australia
Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."
Ventnor, Australia
An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.