Brooklyn, New York
Crown Finish Caves
Underground vaults of a former brewery beneath Brooklyn's Crown Heights are now used to ripen cheese.
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Brooklyn, New York
Underground vaults of a former brewery beneath Brooklyn's Crown Heights are now used to ripen cheese.
New York, New York
One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.
New York, New York
The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.
New York, New York
Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.
Flensburg, Germany
Located in the middle of public park, this cave built in the early 19th century houses an ancient stone sarcophagus.
Lübeck, Germany
A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.
Boston, Massachusetts
This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.
Hamburg, Germany
Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.
Nordstrand, Germany
A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.
Halle (Saale), Germany
A beautiful old horse stable hosts one of the largest collections of domestic animal skeletons and taxidermy.
Saalfeld, Germany
"The most colorful grottoes of the world.
Thale, Germany
This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.
Kassel, Germany
A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.
Göttingen, Germany
A collection of antique telescopes dot the halls of the university's astrophysics department.
Göttingen, Germany
The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.
Göttingen, Germany
These beautiful objects represent beautiful ideas.
Erfurt, Germany
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Billund, Denmark
An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.
Aarhus, Denmark
The final home of the legendary Danish sailor said to have lived to be 146 years old.
Norresundby, Denmark
This Danish rock field is actually a sprawling ancient cemetery holding the bodies of 700 Vikings.
Aalborg, Denmark
Dozens of musicians have planted trees in this Danish park, and donated songs to go with them.
Billund, Denmark
The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.
Samsø Municipality, Denmark
The world's largest maze is a nature park with nearly 200 decision points.
Højbjerg, Denmark
Preserved "bog person" that is over 2,000 years old.