Most Recent Places

A small chapel is the oldest permanent building in a megacity of 18 million.

The memorial to this brutal battle between the English and the Scots has a surprisingly humble origin.

An East German time capsule caters to nostalgic Germans and curious tourists.

A taste of the 15th century in the bustling heart of the modern Shinjuku City.

A free James Turrell artwork all to yourself

The buildings around this DePaul University statue create an echo chamber for those standing in the center of the circle.

The site of the fossilized remains of some of Earth’s earliest primitive, microbial life forms.

For many people the Hungarian Parliament building is a must-see stop on any visit to the capital but there is an equally stunning replica hidden in a basement.

The first and oldest mosque in Japan.

This Victorian mansion is part heritage museum, part architectural oddity, and part ghost story.

Collapsed charcoal kilns in the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada.

The childhood home of the award-winning novelist and short story writer.

The materials from one of the United Kingdom’s most famous animation studios are now preserved in a suburban library.

Steel rings embedded in rock enable hikers to ascend a picturesque slot canyon in the Mojave Preserve.

The museum displays the life work of the great clown spanning a career of 70 years in movies, television, radio and his paintings.

Islands of granite rise above the rainforest canopy to form unique microbiomes in a remote French territory.

A historic office and commercial building located in the heart of downtown San Francisco.

The Pamir Highway between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan takes a mere hour driving through a stretch of No Man’s Land.