Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Duquesne Brewery Clock
The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A portion of the old Pirates stadium over which a defining home run once flew still stands even after the rest of the stadium was torn down.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.
Charleston, South Carolina
Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.
Gaffney, South Carolina
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Falmouth, Jamaica
Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.
Lewes, Delaware
World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.
Milton, Delaware
What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Oberwesel, Germany
Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.
Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Dresden, Germany
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
Berlin, Germany
A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.
Dachau, Germany
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Berlin, Germany
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
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.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Richland, Washington
Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.