Wiesloch, Germany
Stadtapotheke Wiesloch
This inconspicuous pharmacy went down in history as the first gas station in the world after fueling the first road trip ever taken.
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Wiesloch, Germany
This inconspicuous pharmacy went down in history as the first gas station in the world after fueling the first road trip ever taken.
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Two gilded cherubs perched on a church bell tower have been reminding visitors of the finitude of life since 1760.
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The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.
Venice, Italy
Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.
Palmanova, Italy
A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.
Coventry, England
This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.
Sylva, North Carolina
This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.
Stor-Elvdal, Norway
The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.
Capitan, New Mexico
The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.
Peterborough, England
This World War II airfield is the last place the bandleader performed before he disappeared.
Hettingen, Germany
Opulent period costumes and murals lead you on a journey through fashion history.
Garching bei München, Germany
A surprisingly detailed model of one of the most powerful telescopes in the world.
Two Harbors, Minnesota
This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.
Bruges, Belgium
Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.
Mitchell, Indiana
This memorial to the Mercury Seven astronaut stands at the site of his former elementary school.
Garching bei München, Germany
This red London phone booth once stood in front of Buckingham Palace and was used by the queen.
Munich, Germany
A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.
Waldenburg, Germany
A wonderfully versatile natural history curio cabinet preserved since the 1840s.
Genoa, Italy
This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.
Tallinn, Estonia
A forest park outside Tallinn full of architectural and artistic curiosities.
Birnam, Scotland
This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.
Gdańsk, Poland
This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.
Højbjerg, Denmark
Preserved "bog person" that is over 2,000 years old.
Vejle, Denmark
When this Iron Age bog body was discovered in 1835, it was thought that she had died recently.