Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mütter Museum
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
Baltimore, Maryland
An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.
New York, New York
An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.
Havana, Cuba
Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.
Cancún, Mexico
One of Mexico's youngest major cities still holds on to this structure representing its short modern history.
Cancún, Mexico
A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.
Brooklyn, New York
Compensation for the destruction of a historic shipyard.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.
San Francisco, California
America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
North East, Maryland
The longest-covered bridge in the state of Maryland.
New York, New York
The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.
New York, New York
The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.
Athens, Greece
This small museum once served as a royal hunting pavilion for King Otto Friedrich Ludwig.
Athens, Greece
Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Athens, Greece
These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.
Athens, Greece
Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?