Queens, New York
Riker-Lent-Smith Homestead
The oldest private residence in New York City.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Wanlockhead, Scotland
Wanlockhead Beam Engine
The last water-powered beam pumping engine in Britain.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam Gable Stones
In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam Oersoep
A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Our Lord in the Attic
The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.
New York, New York
The Hangman's Elm
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
New York, New York
'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
Bronx, New York
Woodlawn Cemetery
The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.
Krakow, Poland
Wawel Dragon's Den
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's Basilica
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Birmingham, England
Birmingham Walk of Stars
The star-studded street honors the city's most notable Brummies.
Birmingham, England
'Sentinel'
This eye-catching roundabout sculpture commemorates one of England's best World War II-era "shadow factories."
Birmingham, England
Aston Hall
This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Victory Column
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Berlin, Germany
Bahnhof Berlin Zoologischer Garten
Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.
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
The DDR Museum
A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.
London, England
The Ten Bells Pub
Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
London, England
The Imperial War Museum London
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
London, England
Grant Museum of Zoology
The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.
London, England
Natural History Museum of London
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
London, England
221b Baker Street
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
London, England
God's Own Junkyard
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
