Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Giant’s Causeway
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Dublin, Ireland
Saint Audoen’s Gate
The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.
London, England
The Sherlock Holmes Pub and Museum
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
London, England
The Tower Ravens
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
Two Princes Staircase
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
London, England
Traitors' Gate
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
Replica of the Golden Hinde
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
London, England
The Clink Prison Museum
An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.
London, England
St Bride's Church & Charnel House
This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.
London, England
Monument to Hodge the Cat
Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.
London, England
Twinings Tea Shop
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
London, England
The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Rome, Italy
Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Kabul, Afghanistan
Darul Aman Palace
What was once supposed to be the symbol of a shining Afghan future is now a bombed-out ruin.
Berlin, Germany
Freedom Bell
A replica of the Liberty Bell rang daily from West Berlin's City Hall throughout the Cold War.
Berlin, Germany
Tempelhof Airport
Berlin's old airport.
Berlin, Germany
The Bebelplatz
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Permanently Closed
Berlin, Germany
Deutsches Currywurst Museum
A museum dedicated to a Cold War era sausage.
Berlin, Germany
Pfaueninsel
This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.
Berlin, Germany
Teufelsberg
An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."
Edinburgh, Scotland
Remains of Dolly the Sheep
The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Rooftop Terrace at the National Museum of Scotland
There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle Dog Cemetery
The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.
