Trier, Germany
Karl Marx House
The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.
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Trier, Germany
The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.
Madrid, Spain
A towering monument in Spain has proven to be more labor-intensive than initially planned.
Drumheller, Alberta
A seven-story wooden coal tipple stands this former mine, the last of many that once covered this area.
Vegreville, Alberta
Possibly the world’s easiest Easter-egg hunt.
Glendon, Alberta
Roadside tribute to a staple of eastern European cuisine.
Fort Macleod, Alberta
Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.
Bankhead, Alberta
The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.
Cape Saint Mary's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Massive gannet colony perched on cliffs, with hiking trails and an interpretation center.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.
Elliston, Newfoundland and Labrador
This small Newfoundland town has declared itself the “Root Cellar Capital of the World.”
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.
Stoneville, Newfoundland and Labrador
The last remains of the extinct Beothuk people native to the island of Newfoundland.
Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador
This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.
Medicine Hat, Alberta
A standalone wonder amid the prairie badlands of southeastern Alberta.
Drumheller, Alberta
As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.
Coombs, British Columbia
This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.
Bisbee, Arizona
This open-pit mine is now an abandoned symbol of Bisbee's copper-mining heritage.
Green Valley, Arizona
After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.
San Simon, Arizona
A stone pillar commemorates the surrender of the extraordinary Apache leader.
Britannia Beach, British Columbia
From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.
Powell River, British Columbia
One of the final concrete ships built before World War II is now a crumbling breakwater.
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
Watch bison, elk, and other wild animals up close at this national park.