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Berlin, Germany

Berlin-Friedrichstrasse Railway Station

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Munich, Germany

Rathaus-Glockenspiel

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Vancouver, British Columbia

Stanley Park

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.
Piercy, California

Confusion Hill

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
Nuremberg, Germany

Nuremberg Castle

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Lohmen, Germany

The Bastei

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
San Luis Obispo, California

San Luis Obispo's Bubblegum Alley

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.
Eureka, California

The Carson Mansion

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
Chicago, Illinois

Wicker Park

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

Tehachapi Wind Farm

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.
Leggett, California

Chandelier Tree

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Orick, California

Fern Canyon

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
Davis, California

Eggheads

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.
Fort Bragg, California

Glass Beach

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
San Francisco, California

San Francisco Botanical Garden

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.
Davis, California

Solar Intersections

Outsider art or homage to aliens?
Berlin, Germany

Vestiges of the Berlin Wall

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Oslo, Norway

Vigeland Sculpture Park

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Morro Bay, California

Morro Rock

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.
Kula, Hawaii

'Ohe'o Gulch Pools (Seven Sacred Pools)

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.
Milpitas, California

Great Mall of Milpitas

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.
Klamath, California

Trees of Mystery

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
Winters, California

Stevenson Bridge

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.
Olema, California

1906 Earthquake Fence

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.