New York, New York
Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery
Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.
Brooklyn, New York
One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.
Medellín, Colombia
Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.
Weare, New Hampshire
One of the earliest—and most commonly forgotten—acts of rebellion against English rule.
Istanbul, Turkey
A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.
Istanbul, Turkey
A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.
Istanbul, Turkey
A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.
Istanbul, Turkey
A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.
Istanbul, Turkey
This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.
Istanbul, Turkey
This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.
Gamsutl', Russia
Propped high atop the peak of Mount Gamsutlmeer, this abandoned village is one of the oldest settlements in the region.
Northwest Piscataquis, Maine
Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.
Baudette, Minnesota
The largest Walleye statue in the world calls this Minnesota town home.
Angle Inlet, Minnesota
America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.
Maiden Rock, Wisconsin
Every winter, dozens of otherworldly ice structures sprout up from a rigged up artesian well.
Sparta, Wisconsin
These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.
Madison, Wisconsin
"Looks so real, it's scary!"
Newcomb, New York
An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.
Keene Valley, New York
Teddy Roosevelt’s famous “midnight ride to the presidency" started at this small lake high up in the Adirondacks.
Paris, France
The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.
Paris, France
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Chamonix, France
Trek up this glacier before it disappears.
Meyrin, Switzerland
Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.