Schwyz, Switzerland
Stoosbahn Funicular
The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.
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Schwyz, Switzerland
The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.
San Francisco, California
The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.
Nageezi, New Mexico
A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Gavaragiriya, Sri Lanka
The remains of a 37,000-year-old prehistoric society were discovered in this mammoth cave, one of the largest in Asia.
Washington, D.C.
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Hickory Corners, Michigan
A quaint miniatures museum that turns its focus towards the lives of Americans in a simpler time.
Marshall, Michigan
Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.
Odesa, Ukraine
The largest catacomb system in the world.
Bad Doberan, Germany
A steam powered train that runs on city streets.
Nye County, Nevada
The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.
Paris, France
Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.
Orlando, Florida
Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.
London, England
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
New York, New York
Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Berlin, Germany
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.
New York, New York
Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.
Duffield, Virginia
A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.
Brooklyn, New York
First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.
New York, New York
A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.
Bronx, New York
Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.
New York, New York
An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.