Columbia Falls, Montana
Montana Vortex and House of Mystery
A classic mystery spot complete with spots that are said to make you shrink or grow when you stand on them.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
St Regis, Montana
St. Regis Trout Museum
Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.
Butte, Montana
World Museum of Mining
A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.
Butte, Montana
Socialist Hall
One of the last socialist halls still standing in the United States.
Arlee, Montana
Garden of One Thousand Buddhas
This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.
Whitehall, Montana
Ringing Rocks of Montana
The rocks of a certain area of Butte, Montana give off a musical ring when hit.
Paris, France
Au Roi de la Bière
Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."
Paris, France
Rotary Love Hotel
A Belle Epoque bordello turned into a themed love hotel.
Permanently Closed
Paris, France
The Beverley Adult Cinema
A font of vintage porn on the silver screen.
Paris, France
Musée du quai Branly (Quai Branly Museum)
This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.
Paris, France
Notre Dame du Travail Church
The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
La voie de la Liberté Markers
These unique markers designate the route American forces took during the Liberation of France.
Angoville-au-Plain, France
Angoville-au-Plain Church
Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
Pointe du Hoc
A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.
Arromanches-les-Bains, France
Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches
Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.
Arras, France
Carriere Wellington Tunnels
An underground city of ancient quarry tunnels hid thousands of Allied soldiers in WWI.
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France
Ruined Church of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.
Givenchy-en-Gohelle, France
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
A monument to the thousands of Canadian soldiers who died capturing the French ridge during World War I.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
Douaumont Ossuary
This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
Trench of Bayonets
Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.
Paris, France
The Relic Crypt of St. Helena at Église Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles
This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.
Permanently Closed
Paris, France
Pep's Maison
One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.
Paris, France
Le Défenseur du Temps (The Defender of Time)
A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.
