Green Bank, West Virginia
Green Bank Telescope
The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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.
Staunton, Virginia
American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse
The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.
Munich, Germany
Asamkirche
Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.
Argolis, Greece
Mycenae
This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.
Munich, Germany
Jeweled Skeleton of Saint Munditia
The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.
Washington, D.C.
Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
Rome, Italy
Pyramid of Cestius
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Vienna, Austria
The Lost Garden of Schloss Schonbrunn
The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.
Vienna, Austria
Stephansdom Crypt
The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.
Wieliczka, Poland
Wieliczka Salt Mine
An underground city of salt.
Venice, Italy
Ponte dei Pugni (Bridge of Fists)
100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.
Prague, Czechia
Old New Synagogue
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Gemeinde Sankt Florian, Austria
St. Florian Ossuary
The personal charnel house of Anton Bruckner.
Salzburg, Austria
Schloss Hellbrunn
Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.
Salzburg, Austria
St. Sebastian’s Cemetery
Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.
Schwangau, Germany
Neuschwanstein Castle
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Ettal, Germany
Linderhof Palace
A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."
Dachau, Germany
Dachau Concentration Camp
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
Munich, Germany
Rathaus-Glockenspiel
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
East Jerusalem, Israel
Immovable Ladder on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.
Qesm Saint Katrin, Egypt
St. Catherine's Monastery
Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Petra District, Jordan
Petra
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
Dan, Israel
Golden Calf Altar
Idol made by King Jeroboam for the Israelites.
