New York, New York
Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
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New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Berlin, Germany
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
New York, New York
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
San Francisco, California
The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Lewes, England
Both church and state get put to the torch in this annual festival in the "Bonfire Capital of the World."
Bath, England
This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.
London, England
The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.
Cambridge, England
Vast fan-shaped British cemetery honouring American servicemen lost in World War II.