Tacoma, Washington
Bob's Java Jive
Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.
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Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Heidelberg, Germany
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
Colmar, France
The birthplace of the builder of the Statue of Liberty is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Calistoga, California
California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Trier, Germany
The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Alameda, California
One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.
Alameda, California
After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.
Morro Bay, California
A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.
Prescott, Arizona
Arizona's first government hub is a rustic cabin now preserved as part of a historical museum.
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Gibraltar
There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.