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42.9614, -89.5073
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52.8631, -102.3887
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Midland, Michigan
The Tridge
This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.
43.6111, -84.2487
Midland, Michigan
Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School
There is an art, a science, and certainly a responsibility to occupying the Big Red Chair, and this is where it's learned.
43.6145, -84.2481
San Antonio, Texas
Mission San Jose
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
29.3614, -98.4783
San Antonio, Texas
Buckhorn Saloon and Museum
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
29.4262, -98.4890
San Antonio, Texas
U.S. Army Medical Department Museum
This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.
29.4516, -98.4515
San Marcos, Texas
'Nature of the Waters'
In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, this was the former home of the Marshal of Gravity and the site of his tragic death.
29.8827, -97.9400
San Marcos, Texas
Freeman Ranch Body Farm
Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.
29.9125, -98.0101
Wimberley, Texas
Jacob's Well
A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.
30.0391, -98.1264
Bern, Switzerland
Méret Oppenheim Fountain
The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.
46.9496, 7.4444
Bern, Switzerland
The Child Eater of Bern
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
46.9485, 7.4475
Bern, Switzerland
Bärengraben
The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.
46.9482, 7.4598
Beatenberg, Switzerland
St. Beatus Cave
Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.
46.6844, 7.7826
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Sphinx Observatory
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."
46.5475, 7.9850
Lucerne, Switzerland
Dance of Death Bridge
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
47.0520, 8.3018
Lucerne, Switzerland
Lion of Lucerne
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
47.0585, 8.3109
Andermatt, Switzerland
Teufelsbrucke
A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.
46.6474, 8.5902
Gordola, Switzerland
Verzasca Dam
If James Bond bungee-jumped off the side of a 720-foot dam, would you do it too?
46.1966, 8.8485
Bodio, Switzerland
Gotthard Base Tunnel
The world's longest and deepest train tunnel.
46.3726, 8.9233
Wasserauen, Switzerland
Berggasthaus Aescher Wildkirchli
This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.
47.2833, 9.4117
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Abbey Library of Saint Gall
This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.
47.4228, 9.3764
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
True Treats
Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.
39.3235, -77.7308
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
John Brown's Fort
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
39.3230, -77.7296
Highlands, New Jersey
Navesink Twin Lights
These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.
40.3975, -73.9847
Highlands, New Jersey
Sandy Hook Nike Launch Site
Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.
40.4639, -74.0028
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