Wallisellen, Switzerland
Aussichtsturm Hardwald
A massive observation tower that features gorgeous views and unique architecture.
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Wallisellen, Switzerland
A massive observation tower that features gorgeous views and unique architecture.
Ennetbürgen, Switzerland
The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.
Slovenia
Thousands of medieval skeletons lie just beneath Kranj’s main square.
Berlin, Germany
A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.
Berlin, Germany
Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.
Berlin, Germany
This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.
Meung-sur-Loire, France
A painted medieval castle where the most celebrated outlaw-poet of the Middle Ages was imprisoned — and where you can descend into his exact cell, nine centuries later.
Keszthely, Hungary
For many people the Hungarian Parliament building is a must-see stop on any visit to the capital but there is an equally stunning replica hidden in a basement.
San Antonio, Texas
The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Boerne, Texas
This small, 19th-century structure is all the remains of a once lively travelers' inn that General Robert E. Lee frequented.
San Antonio, Texas
These boots are made for selfies.
Gansbaai, South Africa
An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Saltville, Virginia
This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
Division No. 10, Subd. D, Newfoundland and Labrador
This underground power plant looks more like a super-villian's lair than a public work.
Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Boston, Massachusetts
From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.
Neskowin, Oregon
The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.
Wrocław, Poland
This ex-prison dates back to the Middle Ages.
Wrocław, Poland
A mysterious concrete hand reaches out from between the stones of Uniwersytecki bridge.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.