Dallas, Texas
Bowler Hat Sculpture
This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.
Places I've been
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Dallas, Texas
This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.
Graford, Texas
The bridge continues the legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policy.
Sweetwater, Texas
A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.
Balmorhea, Texas
A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.
Canyon, Texas
The Grand Canyon of Texas.
Lubbock, Texas
This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.
Ransom Canyon, Texas
A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Roswell, New Mexico
The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Grecia, Costa Rica
This Costa Rican chapel is the most metal church in the world, literally.
La Fortuna, Costa Rica
The same water that fills a luxury resort’s pools feeds these free hot springs in the rainforest.
Santiago, Mexico
This spot along the 23.5 degree north parallel marks the northern boundary of the tropics.
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.
Odessa, Texas
A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.
London, England
This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.
Palos de la Frontera, Spain
Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining.
Lisbon, Portugal
Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.
Lisbon, Portugal
This tile-work piece featuring a chicken riding in carriage is both a remarkable artistic creation and a social commentary of politics and culture in 17th-century Portugal.
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Lisbon, Portugal
Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Sintra, Portugal
An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.