Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Medieval Crime Museum
Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Nuremberg, Germany
This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.
Nuremberg, Germany
The final resting place of one of Germany's most accomplished Renaissance men.
Nuremberg, Germany
A museum that chronicles the history of the Nuremberg Trials for Nazi war criminals in the building where the trials were once held.
Nuremberg, Germany
Burgers and fries in the shadow of a dreaded Nazi symbol.
Paris, France
A museum dedicated to linguistics, from how babies learn to talk to endangered and extinct languages.
Paris, France
Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.
Paris, France
A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.
Paris, France
This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.
Mendon, Vermont
Small rustic cabin nested in the mountains of Killington, Vermont.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.
Hanoi, Vietnam
The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.
Seville, Spain
A 16th-century Andalusian palace.
Brooklyn, New York
This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, New York
This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.
New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
Bronx, New York
The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.
New York, New York
The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.
New York, New York
This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.
Newton Abbot, England
The legend says that this English rock formation was once a hunter who was turned to stone by annoyed witches.
Jarrow, England
Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.
Ottery Saint Mary, England
Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.