New Orleans, Louisiana
St. Louis Cathedral
This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
Scallop Shell Pulpit
The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Faulkner House Books
Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.
New Orleans, Louisiana
M.S. Rau Antiques
A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques
Kansas City, Missouri
Prospero's Books
This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.
San Diego, California
'The Girl in Red Shoes'
A statue based on a tragic Japanese nursery rhyme, commemorating San Diego's sisterhood with Yokohama.
San Diego, California
Birthplace of Modern Triathlon
In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.
San Diego, California
Sunny Jim Cave Store
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
San Diego, California
The Map of the Grand Canyons of La Jolla Shores
A mosaic map made of over 100,000 tiles depicts the geological features and sea creatures that live along this San Diego beachside community.
San Diego, California
Mushroom Beach House
A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.
San Diego, California
Fallen Star
This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.
Berlin, Germany
Velvet
Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.
Berlin, Germany
Damaskus Konditorei
A Syrian family keeps memories of their homeland alive at this sweet shop.
Berlin, Germany
Puppentheater-Museum Berlin
Puppet theater and museum holding a collection of more than 300.
Berlin, Germany
Café Strauss
Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.
Berlin, Germany
Mengenlehreuhr (Berlin Clock)
The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.
Berlin, Germany
The Clock of Flowing Time
An astonishingly accurate water clock that doubles as an hourly spectacle in this Berlin shopping area.
Berlin, Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
Berlin, Germany
Schwarzes Café
Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.
Berlin, Germany
Bahnhof Berlin Zoologischer Garten
Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.
Berlin, Germany
The Bebelplatz
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
'Buttbrunnen'
Largely overlooked, this little fountain on Museum Island is a whimsical tribute to a Prussian king nicknamed the “Fatty Flounder.”
Berlin, Germany
The DDR Museum
A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.
Berlin, Germany
Marx and Engels Forum
One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.
