Orschwiller, France
Haut-Kœnigsbourg Castle
The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.
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Hunawihr, France
NaturOparc Stork Reintroduction Center
Wander among free-roaming storks at the sanctuary that helped save them from local extinction.
Colmar, France
Bartholdi Museum
The birthplace of the builder of the Statue of Liberty is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Colmar, France
Statue of Liberty, Colmar
A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.
Basel, Switzerland
Spielzeug Welten Museum
An unassuming Swiss institution houses Europe's largest toy museum.
Basel, Switzerland
Museum Tinguely
An interactive exhibition space dedicated to the kinetic sculptures of Swiss artist Jean Tinguely.
Basel, Switzerland
Hoosesagg Museum (Pants Pocket Museum)
The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.
Lac Léman, Switzerland
Swiss Museum of Games
A Swiss board game museum housed inside a picture-perfect castle.
Vevey, Switzerland
La Fourchette (The Fork)
At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.
Bourg-en-Lavaux, Switzerland
Lavaux
Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Schilthorn Piz Gloria
A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.
Lucerne, Switzerland
Dance of Death Bridge
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
Lucerne, Switzerland
Lion of Lucerne
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
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.
Gruyères, Switzerland
H.R. Giger Museum
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Conneltown, Barbados
The Animal Flower Cave
Under the desolate and windswept northern coast of Barbados stands a small oasis filled with sea anemones.
Chicago, Illinois
Pullman Historic District
First planned industrial community in the United States.
Savannah, Georgia
The Pirates' House
This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
Athens, Georgia
The Athens Double Barreled Cannon
After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.
Moncton, New Brunswick
Moncton Magnetic Hill
A mysterious spot where the laws of gravity seem not to apply.
Victoria, British Columbia
Fan Tan Alley
The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.
Victoria, British Columbia
The Empress Hotel
This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.
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Vancouver, British Columbia
'Gassy Jack' Statue
An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.
Vancouver, British Columbia
‘Girl in a Wetsuit’
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
