Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Giant Ants
Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.
Places I've been
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Cape Town, South Africa
This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.
New York, New York
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
Cohoes, New York
A 13,000-year-old mastodon skeleton was found during the construction of a 19th-century New York mill.
New York, New York
Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.
Prasat Sambour, Cambodia
More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Krong Battambang, Cambodia
A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.
Krong Battambang, Cambodia
Limestone caves in the Cambodian countryside, once the site of genocide, now a place of peaceful beauty.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?
Kampot Province, Cambodia
A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Originally a meeting place for foreign correspondents and war reporters, the FCC remains an atmospheric spot for sunset drinks in Phnom Penh.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Khmer Rouge's high security prison.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.
Saratoga Springs, New York
Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.
Brooklyn, New York
New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.