Heidelberg, Germany
Hochwassermarken
Lines on the pillar of Heidelberg's Karl-Theodor Bridge record the dramatic heights of past floods.
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Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg Bridge Monkey
It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.
Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg Tun
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
Cologne, Germany
Papa Joe's Biersalon Klimperkasten
If the tunes of antique organs and musical marionettes don't intoxicate you, the draft beer certainly will.
Cologne, Germany
Tünnes und Schäl
Life-sized bronze statues of fictional puppet characters.
Cologne, Germany
Cologne's Love Locks Bridge
Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
Cologne, Germany
Shrine of the Three Kings
The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.
Frankfurt, Germany
Bockenheimer Warte Subway Station Entrance
The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.
Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurt Book Burning Memorial
Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.
Frankfurt, Germany
Eiserner Steg (Iron Bridge)
Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.
Washington, D.C.
The K-9 of the Korean War Veterans Memorial
Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
Washington, D.C.
D.C. War Memorial
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
Washington, D.C.
Knife Edge
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
Washington, D.C.
Rotunda of the Provinces
An echo chamber with a waterfall wrapped around its base at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain
A spectacular tribute to statesman and philanthropist Andrew Mellon.
Washington, D.C.
Man Controlling Trade
A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.
Washington, D.C.
Temperance Fountain
A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.
Washington, D.C.
Daguerre Monument
Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.
Washington, D.C.
Chinatown Barnes Dance
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
Washington, D.C.
The Mary Surratt Boarding House
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
Munich, Germany
Rathaus-Glockenspiel
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Lisbon, Portugal
Livraria Simão
One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.
Lisbon, Portugal
Livraria Bertrand
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
Lisbon, Portugal
Carmo Convent Ruins
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
