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Mound, crypt and statue

Berlin, Germany

Soviet Memorial (Sowjetisches Ehrenmal)

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.

Damage to the rear of the tank

Bastogne, Belgium

McAuliffe Memorial and Sherman Tank

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

A statue of St. Paul

Valletta, Malta

Church of St. Paul's Shipwreck

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

Amphitheater of Durrës

Durrës, Albania

Amphitheater of Durrës

The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.

Old and new churches side by side.

Berlin, Germany

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

Montale

San Marino, San Marino

Montale

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

Joel Walker Sweeney gravemarker.

Appomattox, Virginia

Joel Sweeney's Grave

The final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.

A Union soldier in the jaws of a dinosaur.

Natural Bridge, Virginia

Dinosaur Kingdom II

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

Fountain Of Faith

Falls Church, Virginia

The Fountain of Faith

These figures float and flutter in this fountain crafted by famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.

Green and fuzzy.

Cleveland, Ohio

Cuyahoga Jack-Knife Bridge #464

An abandoned, rusty old relic of railroad history stands at attention over the Cuyahoga River.

'The Pharmacist'

Alexandria, Virginia

'The Pharmacist'

This pharmacist and his patient greet visitors to the National Community Pharmacists Association.

The Elk of Prince Street

Alexandria, Virginia

The Elk of Prince Street

A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.

Headstone of Anna Anderson

Charlottesville, Virginia

Headstone of Anna Anderson

Anna Anderson spent most of her life claiming to be the lost Romanov child Anastasia.

Soviet main battle tank
Permanently Closed

Danville, Virginia

AAF Tank Museum

This sprawling museum holds one man's giant collection of real tanks.

The Octagon House

Marion, Virginia

The Octagon House

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

State Street

Bristol, Virginia

State Street

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

Harland Sanders Cafe and Museum

Corbin, Kentucky

Harland Sanders Cafe and Museum

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Mother Goose House.

Hazard, Kentucky

Mother Goose House

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

Castle Post

Versailles, Kentucky

Castle Post

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

Dixie Cup Water Tower. (Creative Commons)

Lexington, Kentucky

Dixie Cup Water Tower

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

Jim Varney’s Grave

Lexington, Kentucky

Jim Varney’s Grave

This tombstone marks the final resting place of the beloved 1990's character, Ernest P. Worrell.

Bondurant's Pharmacy

Lexington, Kentucky

Bondurant's Pharmacy

A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.

Grave of Daniel Boone

Frankfort, Kentucky

Grave of Daniel Boone

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

Kentucky Floral Clock

Frankfort, Kentucky

Kentucky Floral Clock

This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.

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