Austin, Texas
Congress Bridge Bats
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Rome, Italy
This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Boston, Massachusetts
An inclusive, climate-resilient playground honors the life of a young Boston Marathon bombing victim.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Stockholm, Sweden
An 11th-century runestone decorates the halls of Terminal 2 of this Scandinavian travel hub.
Stockholm, Sweden
This giant subway sculpture celebrates the fruit that inspired the theory of gravity.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.
Prague, Czechia
A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.
Prague, Czechia
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world’s largest street art museum.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.
Vienna, Austria
A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.
West Perth, Australia
Western Australia’s heavenly staircase is not for the faint of heart.
Busselton, Australia
The longest timber-piled jetty in the world has an underwater observatory.
Richmond, Australia
It's beautiful, it's haunted and its claim to fame is that it's the oldest existing stone arch bridge in Australia.
Perth, Australia
This Western Australian mint was established during the height of the Australian gold rush.
Geelong, Australia
More than 100 colorful residents stand post in this seaside Australian city.
Gumeracha, Australia
You can climb to the top of the world's largest rocking horse.