Büsingen am Hochrhein, Germany
Büsingen Enclave
A remarkable two-country morph, this town is part of Germany legally but is by all other measures Swiss.
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Büsingen am Hochrhein, Germany
A remarkable two-country morph, this town is part of Germany legally but is by all other measures Swiss.
Basel, Switzerland
The world's largest collection of fire-fighting items dating back almost 350 years.
Chittenango, New York
It has a large collection of Wizard of Oz and OZ universe related items.
Niš, Serbia
A bronze sculpture honoring a famous Serbian writer and a character from his novel.
Cologne, Germany
This 19th-century fountain features sculptures of little gnomes that help with chores.
Valencia, Spain
A bad omen turned symbol of good fortune now adorns a hidden palace in the quiet streets of Valencia's old town.
Kissimmee, Florida
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.
Oakland, California
With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.
Oakland, California
A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.
Aledo, Illinois
The Rhubarb capital of Illinois has made their title official with this 10 foot tall statue.
Hickory, North Carolina
The world’s largest stone statue of Luther looms over a North Carolina campus.
Loison, France
A World War I German experimental concrete plant, hidden deep in a French forest.
Berlin, Germany
A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.
Lido, Italy
Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.
Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
A stone circle on the slopes of a Caribbean volcano commemorates the leader of an anti-slavery uprising.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Paris, France
Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.
Paris, Tennessee
A 70-foot replica of the famed Eiffel Tower.
Jackson, Tennessee
This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.
Smithfield, Virginia
The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."
Trenton, Tennessee
The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.
Oxnard, California
French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.
Longwood, Saint Helena
Napoleon’s home in exile, decorated with poisonous wallpaper.
Alt Duwisib, Namibia
A German “baron” built this castle for his wife, but their romance was short-lived.