Leavenworth, Washington
Leavenworth's Bavarian Village
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
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Leavenworth, Washington
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
Cairo, Illinois
The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
Mayfield, Kentucky
Everyone and everything one man ever loved and lost, now stare into the East for all eternity.
Boulder City, Nevada
A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Portland, Oregon
This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.
Florence, Italy
This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Rome, Italy
A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.
San Gimignano, Italy
Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.
San Gimignano, Italy
These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Juneau, Alaska
A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
Kaneohe, Hawaii
An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Florence, Oregon
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
Eldon, Iowa
Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.
Pioneertown, California
A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Ponchatoula, Louisiana
One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
Salem, Massachusetts
Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.