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The room where Luther translated the New Testament into German.

Eisenach, Germany

Wartburg Castle

The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.

Quedlinburg Abbey.

Quedlinburg, Germany

Quedlinburg Abbey

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

One of the mummies contained in the crypt.

Bremen, Germany

Bleikeller

Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.

Berkeley Mystery Walls

Fremont, California

Berkeley Mystery Walls

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

Kristiansand Kanonmuseum

Kristiansand, Norway

Kristiansand Kanonmuseum

The last fully functional fortress of Germany's World War II Atlantikwall.

Bouvet Island

Bouvet Island

Bouvet Island

This uninhabited volcanic island is the most remote in the world.

The entrace to Svalbard's Global Seed Vault.

Svalbard, Norway

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.

Entering the Mormon Archives, Stewart Brand Center, photo by Alexander Rose.

Sandy, Utah

Mormon Genealogical Archives

Step into the cool deep past and unknown future of who begat who.

Schwebebahn Dresden

Dresden, Germany

Schwebebahn Dresden

A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.

Pfunds Molkerei

Dresden, Germany

Pfunds Molkerei

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

The Jewel Room in the Historic Green Vault

Dresden, Germany

Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault)

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

A woman feeds bills into the laundry.
Permanently Closed

Washington, D.C.

Treasury Department Laundry

Literal "money laundering."

The Rogers Vault

Washington, D.C.

Treasury Department Cash Vault

Where the U.S. government kept its actual treasure, before Fort Knox.

Senate-side tower

Washington, D.C.

Capitol Air Conditioning Towers

"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”

The Mosler safe under construction

Washington, D.C.

National Archives Vault

An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.

The Natural Bridge

Natural Bridge, Virginia

The Natural Bridge

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

A row of nitrate storage vaults at the Packard Campus

Culpeper, Virginia

National Audio-Visual Conservation Center

A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.

The beautifully tiled Art Deco tunnel hidden underneath 34th street.

New York, New York

The Hidden Art Deco Tunnel Underneath the New Yorker Hotel

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

Behold!

New York, New York

New York Federal Gold Vault

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

Giant Oak

Tallahassee, Florida

Lichgate on High Road

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

9/11 Whale Sculptures

Tallahassee, Florida

9/11 Whale Sculptures

One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.

Geysir Glíma Statue.

Iceland

Geysir Glíma Restaurant

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

Brown Dog Statue

London, England

Brown Dog Statue

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

Iguanodon. The horns on the nose are actually thumbs. (Wikimedia Commons)

London, England

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

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