Prague, Czechia
‘Idiom’
A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Ta Prohm
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre
Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Hỏa Lò Prison
The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi's Train Street
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
New York, New York
Fearless Girl Statue
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
Trinity Churchyard
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
New York, New York
WPA Murals of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.
New York, New York
Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
New York, New York
The Location of Paul's Boutique
The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.
New York, New York
Stationary Figures Mosaics
Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
De Waag
Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.
Munich, Germany
Eisbachwelle
Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.
Munich, Germany
Asamkirche
Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.
Munich, Germany
Der Teufelstritt (The Devil's Footprint)
The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.
Munich, Germany
Wurmeck
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Munich, Germany
Rathaus-Glockenspiel
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Munich, Germany
Jeweled Skeleton of Saint Munditia
The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.
Berlin, Germany
Bahnhof Berlin Zoologischer Garten
Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.
Berlin, Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Victory Column
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Story Bunker
This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.
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.
Berlin, Germany
Georg-von-Rauch-Haus
Named after a militant urban guerilla, this famous former squat is a graffiti-covered stronghold of leftist culture.
