This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

A tidal bore with its own festival.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.