Paris, France
Gustave Eiffel's Secret Apartment
High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.
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Paris, France
High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.
Davidson, North Carolina
The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.
Mooresville, North Carolina
Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.
San Francisco, California
Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.
Atlanta, Georgia
Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.
Rosscarbery, Ireland
One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.
Marlborough, England
Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
Faringdon, England
The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.
Dresden, Germany
An exquisite panometer representing Dresden as it was from 1695 to 1760.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Lier, Belgium
A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.
Del Monte Forest, California
Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.
Frankfurt, Germany
The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.
Darmstadt, Germany
A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.
Cass, West Virginia
Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.
Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.
Athlone, Ireland
The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.
St. Marys, Georgia
Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.