Discover Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim in Sinsheim, Germany: It has an American Dream Car exhibit, Europe's largest Formula One collection, and many, many mannequins.
Year: 2017
The Zone of Death
Discover Yellowstone's Zone of Death in Island Park, Idaho: A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.
Greenbelt Historic District
Discover Greenbelt Historic District in Greenbelt, Maryland: A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.
The Confederate South Lives On in Brazil
Discover Confederate Colony in Brazil in Santa Bárbara D'Oeste, Brazil: The Confederacy is still celebrated by descendants of the thousands of Southerners that fled to São Paulo after the Civil War.
Germany’s Green Citadel Is a Whimsical Work of Alternative Architecture
Discover Grüne Zitadelle (Green Citadel) in Magdeburg, Germany: The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses.".
A Soviet Double Agent Hid Information at This Bridge for 20 Years
It was dubbed “possibly the worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history.”
The Massachusetts Memorial for War-Crossed Lovers
Love During Wartime.
The K-9 of the Korean War Veterans Memorial
Discover The K-9 of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.: Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
These Signs Are Such Capricorns
They mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.
Guy Rope Anchors for the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Discover Guy Rope Anchors for the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Pisa, Italy: The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.
Floodwall Murals
Discover Floodwall Murals in Paducah, Kentucky: A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.
A Kansas Sinkhole Surrounded by Strange Stories
Tales of sightless fish and ghostly cowboys are only a fraction of the legends surrounding this Kansas sinkhole.
Karl Marx Monument
Discover Karl Marx Monument in Karlovy Vary, Czechia: A larger-than-life statue of the German revolutionist stands proud in a small town where he never lived.
Slobodište Memorial Park
Discover Slobodište Memorial Park in Kruševac, Serbia: Curious carved stones and bird-like wings are a symbol of Serbian resilience and freedom on the site of a WWII massacre.
‘The Presence of Latin America’ Mural
A mural of condors, conquistadors, corpses, and more.
ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
The ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape is located at the border with Botswana and Namibia in the northern part of the country, coinciding with the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park (KGNP). The large expanse of sand contains evidence of human occupation from the …
Aphrodisias
Located in southwestern Turkey, in the upper valley of the Morsynus River, the site consists of two components: the archaeological site of Aphrodisias and the marble quarries northeast of the city. The temple of Aphrodite dates from the 3rd century BC …
The English Lake District
Located in northwest England, the English Lake District is a mountainous area, whose valleys have been modelled by glaciers in the Ice Age and subsequently shaped by an agro-pastoral land-use system characterized by fields enclosed by walls. The combine…
Historic City of Yazd
The City of Yazd is located in the middle of the Iranian plateau, 270 km southeast of Isfahan, close to the Spice and Silk Roads. It bears living testimony to the use of limited resources for survival in the desert. Water is supplied to the city through…
Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
Located 60 km off the western coast of Kyushu island, the island of Okinoshima is an exceptional example of the tradition of worship of a sacred island. The archaeological sites that have been preserved on the island are virtually intact, and provide a …