Washington, D.C.
Fort Reno Park
The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.
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Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Acorn Park
Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.
Silver Spring, Maryland
National Museum of Health and Medicine
An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.
Brno, Czechia
Brno Dragon
This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.
Chicago, Illinois
Woolly Mammoth Antiques and Oddities
This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Burke & Hare Murder Dolls
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.
Prague, Czechia
The Thief's Arm at Kostel Sv. Jakuba Vetsiho
A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.
Hallstatt, Austria
Salzwelten: The Hallstatt Salt Mine
The world's oldest known salt mine.
Ronda, Spain
Museo Lara
An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.
Augsburg, Germany
Fuggerei
In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.
Lemgo, Germany
Karl Junker House
An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.
Nördlingen, Germany
Nordlingen
A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.
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.
Nuremberg, Germany
The Kongresshalle, Nuremberg
This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.
Waldsassen, Germany
The Skeletons of Waldsassen Basilica
Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
Völklingen, Germany
Volklinger Ironworks
A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.
Potsdam, Germany
Sanssouci Palace
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Kassel, Germany
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Mühltal, Germany
Castle Frankenstein
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Munich, Germany
Deutsches Jagd und Fischereimuseum (German Museum of Hunting and Fishing)
Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.
Schleswig, Germany
The Bog Bodies at the Schleswig-Holstein Landesmuseum
Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.
Munich, Germany
Asamkirche
Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.
Munich, Germany
Viscardigasse
Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.
