Lützen, Germany
Gustav II Adolf's Place of Death
A monument to the "father of modern warfare" Gustav II Adolf.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Lützen, Germany
A monument to the "father of modern warfare" Gustav II Adolf.
Metten, Germany
This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.
Interlaken, Switzerland
A Swiss amusement park entirely dedicated to the theory of ancient astronauts.
Tallinn, Estonia
Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.
Modena, Italy
This beautiful 150-year-old synagogue survived Italy's fascist period and the Second World War.
Eichenau, Germany
This small town in Germany was once a center of peppermint production, and has the museum to prove it.
Des Plaines, Illinois
Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.
Meols, England
After the band included its number in one of their songs, the box became a monument to the musical group.
Knob Noster, Missouri
The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.
Duns, Scotland
The beloved war-time celebrity spent time in the area before retiring to the Edinburgh Zoo.
Prague, Czechia
A giant interactive periodic table with real samples of the elements.
Suttons Bay, Michigan
Where else would you expect to find the gravesite of European royalty than the windswept dunes of rural Northern Michigan?
Vlychada, Greece
A former factory serves as a shrine to the industry that sustained Santorini for decades.
Ithaca, New York
A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.
Inari, Finland
This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.
Alexandria, Virginia
The only place for a truly presidential dram.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.
Zurich, Switzerland
This charming fountain honors Felix Salten, the creator of the iconic storybook deer.
Warsaw, Poland
Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.
Warsaw, Poland
A tree planted by Marie Curie is treasured by the Radium institute that she set up.
Warsaw, Poland
This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.
Warsaw, Poland
An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.
Wiesbaden, Germany
This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.
Warsaw, Poland
The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.