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.
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Berlin, Germany
For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.
Bastogne, Belgium
Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"
Valletta, Malta
This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.
Durrës, Albania
The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.
Berlin, Germany
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
San Marino, San Marino
The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.
Appomattox, Virginia
The final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.
Falls Church, Virginia
These figures float and flutter in this fountain crafted by famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.
Cleveland, Ohio
An abandoned, rusty old relic of railroad history stands at attention over the Cuyahoga River.
Alexandria, Virginia
This pharmacist and his patient greet visitors to the National Community Pharmacists Association.
Alexandria, Virginia
A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Anna Anderson spent most of her life claiming to be the lost Romanov child Anastasia.
Danville, Virginia
This sprawling museum holds one man's giant collection of real tanks.
Marion, Virginia
An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.
Bristol, Virginia
One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.
Corbin, Kentucky
The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Hazard, Kentucky
An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.
Versailles, Kentucky
This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.
Lexington, Kentucky
Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.
Lexington, Kentucky
This tombstone marks the final resting place of the beloved 1990's character, Ernest P. Worrell.
Lexington, Kentucky
A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.