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A historic casino where Dostoyevsky is said to have lost it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel.

After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

A ruined castle made famous in German movies and TV productions.

As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.

One of the only spherical 19th century gas containers left today.

The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.

Final resting place of the humble physicist who discovered X-rays, and made the invisible visible.

Site of the first World Series

This historic sculpture from the 16th century is even older than the city of Boston.

A beautiful window with the old Tesla Radio company logo.

Most of this “research national monument” still lies buried beneath the earth.

Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

A town pays homage to its namesake.

A funhouse dummy that turned out to be a real life mummy, Elmer McCurdy is an urban legend come true.

The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.

The largest land animal skull ever discovered.

In Oklahoma City's Bricktown, there's a street that don't use jelly.

The 55-pound trichobezoar was removed from the stomach of a cow.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

This marker identifies the location where three states converge.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.