Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg Thingstatte
This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.
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Heidelberg, Germany
This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.
New York, New York
This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.
Seville, Spain
A 16th-century Andalusian palace.
Córdoba, Spain
Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.
Brooklyn, New York
The humble fort that saved Washington.
Heidelberg, Germany
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.
Highlands, New Jersey
Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.
Chicago, Illinois
A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
New York, New York
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
Dublin, Ireland
The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.
Vienna, Austria
Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.
Vienna, Austria
Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.
Vienna, Austria
A patriotic medieval knight in driven-nail armor raised money for widows and orphans of WWI.
Staten Island, New York
Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.
Trenton, New Jersey
This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.
Brussels, Belgium
Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
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.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Istanbul, Turkey
Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
Berlin, Germany
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.