Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
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Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Verona, Italy
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
Marfa, Texas
Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
Dachau, Germany
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
Salzburg, Austria
Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
New York, New York
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
Erfurt, Germany
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Zagreb, Croatia
Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.
Rocksprings, Texas
This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Berlin, Germany
An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."
Berlin, Germany
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.
Washington, D.C.
Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.
Vienna, Austria
A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.
Predjama, Slovenia
Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Budapest, Hungary
Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.
Zadar, Croatia
A musical instrument played by the sea.
Washington, D.C.
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
Fort Meade, Maryland
A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.