Essen, Germany
Zollverein
The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.
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Essen, Germany
The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.
Schleiden, Germany
This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.
Detmold, Germany
This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.
Bingen, Germany
Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.
Idar-Oberstein, Germany
A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.
Nuremberg, Germany
This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Niagara Falls, New York
One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Königswinter, Germany
A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.
Koblenz, Germany
This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.
Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Los Angeles, California
After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.
Los Angeles, California
Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Boston, Massachusetts
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
Los Angeles, California
An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.