Madrid, Spain
El Oso y el Madroño (The Bear and the Strawberry Tree)
This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.
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Madrid, Spain
This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.
Madrid, Spain
For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.
Cleveland, Ohio
This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."
Cleveland, Ohio
Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.
Washington, D.C.
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.
Washington, D.C.
Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Cincinnati, Ohio
What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?
Bay Village, Ohio
The overgrown remains of an old rail bridge rise above the valley like ancient Greek ruins.
Cincinnati, Ohio
This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.
Madrid, Spain
The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.
Euclid, Ohio
This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.
Niagara Falls, New York
Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.
Niagara Falls, New York
Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.
Madrid, Spain
Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.
Madrid, Spain
An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.