Washington, D.C.
Summerhouse
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
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San Jose, California
Rosicrucian Park
The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.
San Jose, California
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.
San Jose, California
The Winchester Mystery House
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Prague, Czechia
Statue of Franz Kafka
A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.
Prague, Czechia
Old New Synagogue
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
Hlava Franze Kafky (Franz Kafka's Head)
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
Prague, Czechia
Sex Machines Museum
The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.
Prague, Czechia
Old Jewish Cemetery
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Prague, Czechia
Prague Astronomical Clock
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Warsaw, Poland
Nicolaus Copernicus Monument
The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Warsaw, Poland
Mermaid of Warsaw
The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.
Warsaw, Poland
Mały Powstaniec (The Little Insurrectionist)
A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.
Warsaw, Poland
Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery
The final resting place of more than 200,000 people, this is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe.
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw Uprising Monument
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.
Berlin, Germany
Vestiges of the Berlin Wall
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Baltimore, Maryland
Mr. Trash Wheel
This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.
Baltimore, Maryland
Fell Family Cemetery
Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.
Washington, D.C.
Chinatown Barnes Dance
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
Walpole, Massachusetts
Bird Memorial Clock Tower
This clock tower is all that remains of Bird Hall, constructed by one of the founding families of this Massachusetts town.
Washington, D.C.
The Dupont Underground
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
Washington, D.C.
Baptist Alley
This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.
Frederick, Maryland
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.
