Paris, France
Le Moulin de la Galette
Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.
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Paris, France
Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The mirrored section takes the shape of Hebrew characters when viewed from above.
Utrecht, Netherlands
A historic observatory now an astronomy museum beautifully situated at the moat of the Middle Age city centre.
Nijmegen, Netherlands
This World War II-era bunker hides between medieval chapels in Nijmegen's city center.
Cologny, Switzerland
Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.
Arnhem, Netherlands
This large open-air museum showcases the ordinary lives of the people of the Netherlands and pre-industrial crafts and practices.
New York, New York
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
New York, New York
This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.
Queens, New York
Nine nice parcels of land along a flight path offer a quiet respite... until a plane soars overhead.
New York, New York
Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
Cleveland, Ohio
This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The last street in Pittsburgh that's paved with wood.
Braddock, Pennsylvania
The Paul Bunyan of the steel industry.
Kansas City, Missouri
How did the front of a supersonic jet make its way to a display case in a Kansas City yard?
Karlskrona Ö, Sweden
A plaque on this tiny Swedish island commemorates an unusual Cold War standoff of Soviet submarine intrigue.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.
Braddock, Pennsylvania
These disused steel furnaces are now haunting ruins that may one day be a national park.
Jersey City, New Jersey
On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.
Jersey City, New Jersey
This evocative New Jersey statue memoralizes the Polish victims of a Soviet massacre.
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Whale bones, scrimshaw, and sperm oil make up just a part of this comprehensive collection of whaling history.
Syracuse, New York
This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.
Rochester, New York
The remains of a failed subway in upstate New York is now an underground graffiti bunker.
Rochester, New York
A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.
Buffalo, New York
This vessel is believed to be the oldest operating fireboat in the world.