Bingen, Germany
Mouse Tower
Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.
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Bingen, Germany
Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.
Asheville, North Carolina
A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.
Lichtenstein, Germany
A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.
Biloxi, Mississippi
A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.
Huntsville, Alabama
What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?
Auburn, Alabama
Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.
Delta, Alabama
The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.
Hamburg, Germany
Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.
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.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Mühltal, Germany
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
Milan, Italy
Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.
Ettal, Germany
A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.
Heidelberg, Germany
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
Paris, France
High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.
New Orleans, Louisiana
By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Florence, Italy
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Paris, France
This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.