Eisenach, Germany
Wartburg Castle
The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Eisenach, Germany
The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.
Quedlinburg, Germany
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.
Bremen, Germany
Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.
Fremont, California
Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.
Kristiansand, Norway
The last fully functional fortress of Germany's World War II Atlantikwall.
Bouvet Island
This uninhabited volcanic island is the most remote in the world.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Sandy, Utah
Step into the cool deep past and unknown future of who begat who.
Dresden, Germany
A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.
Dresden, Germany
In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.
Dresden, Germany
The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.
Washington, D.C.
Literal "money laundering."
Washington, D.C.
Where the U.S. government kept its actual treasure, before Fort Knox.
Washington, D.C.
"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!”
Washington, D.C.
An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Culpeper, Virginia
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.
New York, New York
The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.
New York, New York
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
Tallahassee, Florida
This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.
Tallahassee, Florida
One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.
Iceland
A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.
London, England
A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.
London, England
Abstract dinosaur models in London.