Washington, D.C.
Daguerre Monument
Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.
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Washington, D.C.
Chinatown Barnes Dance
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
Washington, D.C.
Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
Washington, D.C.
Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
Washington, D.C.
St. Elizabeths Hospital
Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.
Washington, D.C.
Barbie Pond on Q Street
A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.
Washington, D.C.
Mount Zion Cemetery's Underground Railroad Shelter
People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.
Washington, D.C.
The Old Patent Model Museum
During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wanamaker Grand Court Organ
The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Giant Ants
Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laurel Hill Cemetery
This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.
San Francisco, California
Dutch Windmill
The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's Cable Car Museum
Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.
San Francisco, California
Palace of Fine Arts
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Tel Aviv Central Bus Station
The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and a resident bat colony.
Masada, Israel
Masada
This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Medieval Crime Museum
Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.
Nuremberg, Germany
Nuremberg Castle
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Berlin, Germany
Soviet Graffiti in the Reichstag
The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.
Berlin, Germany
Führerbunker Parking Lot
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
Berlin, Germany
The Bebelplatz
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Washington, D.C.
International Spy Museum
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Salem, Massachusetts
House of the Seven Gables
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
