A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Orcas on display and in the water.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.

A historic casino where Dostoyevsky is said to have lost it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel.

This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.