San Francisco, California
Alcatraz Island
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
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San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
San Francisco, California
The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.
Hamburg, Germany
This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.
Vienna, Austria
The first modernist church in Europe.
Bremen, Germany
One room inside this building mesmerizes all with its parabolic dome.
Bad Doberan, Germany
A steam powered train that runs on city streets.
Rostock, Germany
A taxidermied stork with an arrow through its neck proved that birds migrate.
Hamburg, Germany
Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.
Karlsruhe, Germany
A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.
Darmstadt, Germany
1898 German railroad depot museum with working engines, steam train excursions, and hands-on displays.
Mühltal, Germany
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Singapore
The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.
Halchita, Utah
The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.
Venice, Italy
A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.
Höhe, Austria
This spire on an Austrian mountain is wrapped around a long spiral slide and has the world's tallest wooden observation deck.
Milan, Italy
A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.
Schiphol, Netherlands
It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.
Hong Kong
Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.
Kotor, Montenegro
A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.
Abensberg, Germany
A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.
Munich, Germany
One man's personal kunstkammer, museum and shop.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
The Slovenian architect designed many landmarks in the capital city, including his own dream house.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.
New Taipei City, Taiwan
A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.