Kassel, Germany
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
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Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Munich, Germany
The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Frankfurt, Germany
Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.
Frankfurt, Germany
Commemorating Frankfurt's Jewish community and 11,908 victims of the Holocaust.
Frankfurt, Germany
This museum explores the history of the city's public transportation. Its collection includes the world's oldest preserved electric trolley car.
Frankfurt, Germany
The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.
Frankfurt, Germany
After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.
Potter, Nebraska
Storage units with a wartime past.
Sidney, Nebraska
A tribute to the riders who bridged East and West.
Paxton, Nebraska
What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.
Hanapepe, Hawaii
An historic, one-lane, pedestrian suspension bridge on Kauai.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Hiding in plane sight.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Honolulu, Hawaii
An ode to one of the first concerts broadcast via satellite.
Eleele, Hawaii
This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.
Koloa, Hawaii
A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.
Ferndale, California
Pay your respects to three butterfat queens.
Eureka, California
A simple plaque remembers a California island massacre that claimed more than 100 lives.
Guano, Ecuador
A mummified Spanish monk found in the walls of an Ecuadorian church, alongside a mummified mouse.
Canoa, Ecuador
These unusual stone structures are actually fish traps crafted by an ancient civilization.
Ecuador
Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.
Ambato Canton, Ecuador
Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.
Ecuador
This research hub in the Amazon Rainforest is perched amid one of the world's most biologically diverse landscapes.