Volendam, Netherlands
Mr. Kaor's Portrait
The portrait of a man from Japan who sent weekly letters to a Dutch hotel he never visited.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Volendam, Netherlands
The portrait of a man from Japan who sent weekly letters to a Dutch hotel he never visited.
Stockholm, Sweden
From a distance, this structure looks like an ordinary office building but a closer inspection reveals a unique facade.
Robertsfors N, Sweden
The cheese slicer may be a Norwegian invention, but the biggest ones in the world are found in Sweden.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's largest optical telescope sits on a rooftop in Stockholm.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.
London, England
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This subterranean studio is filled with fascinating kinetic art.
Brussels, Belgium
This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."
Dordrecht, Netherlands
“And the Lord said unto Johan, build for thee an ark for the end of the world is approaching.”
Reno, Nevada
This wilderness hike to a waterfall has an unlikely beginning in suburban Reno.
Moab, Utah
A crack flared at the base provides a pathway completely through a sandstone ridge near Moab.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The former headquarters of history's oldest megacorporation.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
This abandoned, windowless concrete block is one of the strangest buildings in Tulsa.
Stockholm, Sweden
The remains of Alfred Nobel's first nitroglycerine factory can still be found on the shores of a Swedish bay.
Leiden, Netherlands
One of the great math minds of the 17th century is underfoot in this 900 year old Dutch church.
Leiden, Netherlands
A relic of the old jail still stands in its original location.
Leiden, Netherlands
Graffiti covers the walls of a room where university students through the centuries have waited nervously to defend their theses.
New York, New York
A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.
Eelde, Netherlands
The largest collection of the iconic wooden shoe in the world.
Nienhagen, Germany
Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.