Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

The great Danube river starts here.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

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

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

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

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

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.