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Cocteau's stained glass windows at Église Saint-Maximin in Metz.

Metz, France

Jean Cocteau's Stained Glass Windows

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

Looking down at the water-carved tunnels

Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

Trümmelbach Falls

Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.

A stone tower with brown pointed roof surveys a mountainous valley

Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Schloss Vaduz

Liechtenstein's royal family calls this medieval alpine castle home.

Montale

San Marino, San Marino

Montale

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

Prato della Valle

Padua, Italy

Prato della Valle

One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.

Doria Castle

Vernazza, Italy

Doria Castle

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

Etna erupting in 2002.

Belpasso, Italy

Mount Etna

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

Coral World Undersea Observatory Tower

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Coral World Undersea Observatory Tower

A rare underwater observatory in the Caribbean that provides breathtaking views of vibrantly colored aquatic life.

Original Nintendo Building

Kyoto, Japan

Original Nintendo Building

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

St. Patrick's Basilica.

Montreal, Québec

St. Patrick's Basilica

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

High Point, the Highest Point in New Jersey.

Wantage, New Jersey

High Point Monument

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

Bunkers of Cape Henlopen State Park

Lewes, Delaware

Bunkers of Cape Henlopen State Park

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.

Mason-Dixon survey stone.

Delmar, Maryland

Transpeninsular Midpoint Marker

The stone marker that Mason and Dixon placed at the eastern end of the famous north-south border they surveyed.

Sealed underground elements at Lorton Nike Missile Site.

Lorton, Virginia

Nike Missile Site W-64

This field of concrete was once an active defense site armed with nuclear warheads.

Barrel Arch Bridge

Lorton, Virginia

Barrel Arch Bridge

This unique structure is the only one of its kind in Virginia.

Bunny Man Bridge

Fairfax Station, Virginia

Bunny Man Bridge

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

3/23/2019

Burke, Virginia

Marshall Family Cemetery

A 14-foot monument marks the resting place of two of the town's earliest residents—and one unknown soldier.

Parking space D32, where the secret meetings between Bob Woodward and Mark “Deep Throat” Felt took place.

Arlington, Virginia

Deep Throat Parking Garage

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

Japanese Lantern at West Potomac Park

Washington, D.C.

Japanese Stone Lantern

A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.

Just before sunrise

Washington, D.C.

D.C. War Memorial

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

Alternate view of the pyramidion

Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument Lightning Rod

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

Central sculpture in front of wall bearing internment camp names

Washington, D.C.

Memorial to Japanese-American Patriotism in World War II

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

Classic mini golf hole at East Potomac

Washington, D.C.

East Potomac Park Mini Golf

The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.

Entrance to the chapel - Photo by Treeswithknees

Monistrol de Montserrat, Spain

Santa Cova of Montserrat

Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.

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