Neißeaue, Germany
Kulturinsel Einsiedel
A massive playground in the woods of Germany.
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Neißeaue, Germany
A massive playground in the woods of Germany.
Helfaut, France
This bunker in northern France was built by Nazi German forces with the intention of launching up to 50 V2 rockets at London each day.
The Hague, Netherlands
The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.
The Hague, Netherlands
The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.
Cologne, Germany
An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.
Salzburg, Austria
Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.
Salzburg, Austria
The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.
Adsdorf, Austria
Austria’s oldest brewery makes beer with flaming-hot granite.
Sisian, Armenia
Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.
Fregene, Italy
This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.
New York, New York
The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.
San Francisco, California
The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles
Queens, New York
This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.
Kolkata, India
For more than 70 years, this small shop has been a go-to for Kolkata's fountain pen connoisseurs and collectors.
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
In one of the world's smallest countries, a royal's personal winery is open to the public.
Mountain View, California
From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.
Palo Alto, California
Apple memorabilia in an undisclosed warehouse, hidden for undisclosed reasons.
Stanford, California
An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.
New York, New York
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
New York, New York
A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.
New York, New York
Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.
Chengdu, China
A KFC honors an eighth-century Chinese poet with holograms and verse.