Paris, France
The Stravinsky Fountain
A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.
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Paris, France
A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.
Boulder City, Nevada
A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Paris, France
The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.
Paris, France
This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.
Paris, France
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Paris, France
A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.
L'Aquila, Italy
This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.
Frankfurt, Germany
The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.
Schonach im Schwarzwald, Germany
A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
La Rochelle, France
A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.
Büsingen am Hochrhein, Germany
A remarkable two-country morph, this town is part of Germany legally but is by all other measures Swiss.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Irvine, California
One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
How would you like to dine in the same room where some of the Titanic's victims were embalmed?
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Chicago, Illinois
This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.
Vienna, Austria
Op-art architecture designed for happiness.
Copenhagen, Denmark
An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.
Unawatuna, Sri Lanka
This peaceful, round shrine in the middle of the Sri Lankan jungle acts as a beacon of peace.
Hong Kong
The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.
Ottawa, Ontario
These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Profile of a sleeping person four kilometers long in 250-meter-high cliffs.
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Site of the first official transatlantic wireless communications.