Göttingen, Germany
Grave of Carl Friedrich Gauss
The man who gave his name to magnetic measurement is buried in the city where he did his best work.
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Göttingen, Germany
The man who gave his name to magnetic measurement is buried in the city where he did his best work.
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
Duisburg, Germany
No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.
Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.
Wuppertal, Germany
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Lemgo, Germany
An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Geel, Belgium
A pilgrimage site where people ask Saint Dymphna to watch over those who are not of sound mind.
Crawfordsville, Indiana
The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Pelham, New Hampshire
Expertly restored pinball machines as far as the eye can see.
England
Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.
Polldubh, Scotland
The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.
London, England
The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Yelverton, England
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
Newton Abbot, England
This grave resides at the crossroad of three parishes.
Malmesbury, England
This crumbling headstone commemorates the first death by tiger in Britain's history.
Corsham, England
Below a historic English market town lies a secret underground city complete with kitchens, laundries, storerooms, and an underground lake.