Washington, D.C.
Riggs Library
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
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Washington, D.C.
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
Berlin, Germany
This conical hill was built as a testing ground for an engineer known as the Glider King.
Berlin, Germany
A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.
Berlin, Germany
A unique Holocaust memorial tells the personal stories of the Jewish residents exiled from greater Berlin.
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Waldsassen, Germany
Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
Berlin, Germany
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Berlin, Germany
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Los Angeles, California
Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Moscow, Russia
A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.
Moscow, Russia
Legends of time travel and magical woodland creatures bolster the natural charm of this verdant sanctuary in the midst of Moscow.
Moscow, Russia
Former headquarters of the KGB.
Moscow, Russia
Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.
Naumburg, Germany
Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Cass, West Virginia
Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.
Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador
This historic lighthouse has been reincarnated as the perfect picnic place.
Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador
A memorial to a giant seabird that was hunted to extinction.
Havre-Aubert, Québec
A tiny, picturesque island, where cows and wild horses wander around the houses.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.