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.
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Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Santa Clara, Cuba
This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.
Brooklyn, New York
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
New York, New York
Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.
Brooklyn, New York
This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.
Brooklyn, New York
The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.
New York, New York
The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
Brooklyn, New York
Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.
Brooklyn, New York
A Red Hook dive bar that is holding onto its roots.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
The most confusing clock in New York.
Brooklyn, New York
A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.
Brooklyn, New York
Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.
Brooklyn, New York
Ride the subways of yesteryear.
New York, New York
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Sausalito, California
Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.
San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.
San Francisco, California
Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.
San Francisco, California
An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.
San Francisco, California
A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.
San Francisco, California
This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.