Beatenberg, Switzerland
St. Beatus Cave
Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.
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Beatenberg, Switzerland
Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
These magnificent 240-year-old machines are considered distant ancestors of the computer.
Boudry, Switzerland
This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.
MĂĽlenen, Switzerland
Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.
Pfronten, Germany
Two nations form a rare four-sided border at the peak of a mountain, philosophical questions result.
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
The prison where Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," and 278 Nazis were later executed for war crimes.
Herrsching am Ammersee, Germany
A carved grave marker from the 2nd century is mounted in the alcove wall of this Bavarian church.
Munich, Germany
A serious museum dedicated to two German comedians.
Munich, Germany
Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.
Munich, Germany
King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.
Munich, Germany
Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.
Bonnieux, France
From carts to cars, this leftover Roman bridge in France has managed to survive for centuries.
Rome, Italy
The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.
Lovell, Wyoming
Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.
Riga, Latvia
A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.
Vienna, Austria
A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.
Washington, D.C.
This grisly headstone doesn’t seem to be resting in peace.
Ellicott City, Maryland
An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.
Stratton, Colorado
When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.
West Chester, Pennsylvania
This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.
Stonington, Connecticut
How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.