Cologne, Germany
Church of St. Ursula
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
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Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.
Kecksburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.
Essen, Germany
The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.
Pittsford, New York
Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.
Berlin, Germany
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Berlin, Germany
Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.
Rochester, New York
An old dining hall now serves up ghost stories for lusty locals.
Zavikon Island, Ontario
The purported world's shortest international bridge connects a homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York.
Point Harbor, North Carolina
The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.
Brooklyn, New York
Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.
Cape May, New Jersey
World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
Shartlesville, Pennsylvania
An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.
East Molesey, England
England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Xanten, Germany
Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.
Lützen, Germany
A monument to the "father of modern warfare" Gustav II Adolf.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Boston, Massachusetts
An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.
Boston, Massachusetts
This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Ettal, Germany
A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."