Chiemsee, Germany
Herrenchiemsee Neues Schloss
Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.
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Munich, Germany
Schönheitengalerie (Gallery of Beauties)
King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.
Nördlingen, Germany
Nordlingen
A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.
Augsburg, Germany
Fuggerei
In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Berchtesgaden Salt Mine
Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.
Munich, Germany
Der Teufelstritt (The Devil's Footprint)
The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.
Munich, Germany
Rathaus-Glockenspiel
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
The Eagle's Nest
Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.
Berlin, Germany
Vestiges of the Berlin Wall
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Lichtenstein, Germany
Lichtenstein Castle
A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.
Berlin, Germany
Pergamon Museum
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Ettal, Germany
Linderhof Palace
A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."
Schwangau, Germany
Neuschwanstein Castle
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Washington, D.C.
USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
East Jerusalem, Israel
Western Wall Tunnel
Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.
Warm Springs, Virginia
Warm Springs Pools
Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
Site of the Knickerbocker Disaster
You could be standing at the site of one of D.C.'s most fatal tragedies and not even know it.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Heart of Midlothian
A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.
Washington, D.C.
Carnegie Library of Washington, D.C.
D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.
Washington, D.C.
Organization of American States Building
The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.
Ephrata, Pennsylvania
The Ephrata Cloister
What looks like a simple quaint estate in rural Pennsylvania was in the 18th century home to a small monastic community.
Orkney, Scotland
Old Man of Hoy
A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.
Stenness, Scotland
Ness of Brodgar
The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.
Washington, D.C.
Willard Hotel
Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”
