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Middletown, Connecticut
Wild Bill's Nostalgia Store
A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.
41.5861, -72.6749
Chiemsee, Germany
Herrenchiemsee Neues Schloss
Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.
47.8606, 12.3981
Santa Cruz, Aruba
Donkey Sanctuary Aruba
A safe place for the wild donkeys of a hot vacation destination.
12.5244, -69.9645
Regensburg, Germany
Document Neupfarrplatz
From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.
49.0184, 12.0965
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laurel Hill Cemetery
This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.
40.0042, -75.1876
New York, New York
Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
40.7527, -73.9772
Queens, New York
5 Pointz
A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.
40.7451, -73.9453
New York, New York
Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
40.7346, -73.9903
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
40.7392, -74.0083
Baltimore, Maryland
The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum
Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.
39.3119, -76.5968
Baltimore, Maryland
The American Visionary Art Museum
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
39.2801, -76.6068
Berlin, Germany
Bahnhof Berlin Zoologischer Garten
Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.
52.5076, 13.3336
Berlin, Germany
Vestiges of the Berlin Wall
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
52.5050, 13.4397
Berlin, Germany
Buchstabenmuseum
A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.
52.5201, 13.3447
Berlin, Germany
Berlin-Friedrichstrasse Railway Station
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
52.5203, 13.3869
Berlin, Germany
Pergamon Museum
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
52.5212, 13.3969
Munich, Germany
Rathaus-Glockenspiel
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
48.1378, 11.5759
Munich, Germany
Der Teufelstritt (The Devil's Footprint)
The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.
48.1386, 11.5736
San Francisco, California
Alcatraz Island
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
37.8267, -122.4230
Holbrook, Arizona
Petrified Forest National Park
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
35.0037, -109.7889
Winslow, Arizona
Meteor Crater
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
35.0281, -111.0232
Mayer, Arizona
Arcosanti
An urban laboratory.
34.3431, -112.1007
Margate City, New Jersey
Lucy the Elephant
Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."
39.3209, -74.5117
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Greek Temple Monument War Memorial
Memorial built in 1922 in remembrance of WWI casualties.
39.3513, -74.4548
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