San Francisco, California
Secret Tiled Staircase
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
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San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
Boston, Massachusetts
This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Chicago, Illinois
The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Iceland
If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Los Angeles, California
After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Boston, Massachusetts
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.