Strausberg, Germany
Straussee Ferry
A unique, free-floating electric ferry may be the only of its kind in Europe.
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Strausberg, Germany
A unique, free-floating electric ferry may be the only of its kind in Europe.
Louisville, Kentucky
The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.
Saugatuck, Michigan
This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.
Petite-Rivière-de-l'Ile, New Brunswick
Inside the simple black-and-white exterior of Église Sainte-Cécile hides a pastel wonderland.
Arthurdale, West Virginia
The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.
Spelter, West Virginia
This former zinc operation has a 90-year toxic history.
Shinnston, West Virginia
A 21-foot-tall statue of a miner made of scrap metal stands in this West Virginia coal town.
Berlin, Germany
A plaque on the side of a building is a small tribute to the woman who invented an iconic Berlin fast food.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
South Pittsburg, Tennessee
This stone incorrectly marks the 35th parallel, causing some territorial kerfuffles.
Erie, Michigan
This small piece of Michigan is entirely surrounded by Ohio.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Keyes, Colorado
This marker identifies the location where three states converge.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Lebanon, Ohio
Built around 1845, this house was occupied for 100 years, serving as a home to a prosecuting attorney, a Union Civil War general, and a wealthy socialite.
Midland, Ohio
Now in disrepair, this 19th century station was a stop on of the famed B&O Railroad.
Hillsboro, Ohio
How did a massive marine arthropod find its way to landlocked Ohio?
Chicago, Illinois
Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.
Woolsey, Nevada
A surviving concrete arrow from a 1920s navigational network is preserved right off a modern freeway.
Rockhill, Pennsylvania
Catch a ride through the Pennsylvania countryside on this historic narrow-gauge railroad.
Vallejo, California
The oldest Naval chapel in the United States is home to an incredible collection of Tiffany stained-glass windows.
Obertraun, Austria
A breathtaking viewing platform over the Alps.
Hallstatt, Austria
An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.
Hallstatt, Austria
Dedicated to this region's early settlements and rich history of salt mining.