Newfoundland and Labrador
Iceberg Alley
Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway every year.
Places I've been
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Newfoundland and Labrador
Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway every year.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.
Blagaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Split, Croatia
The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.
Ludbreg, Croatia
Colorful concentric circles honor a small Croatian town's supposed spot at the nucleus of it all.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.
Split, Croatia
When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.
Zagreb, Croatia
Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
Athens, Greece
The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.
Athens, Greece
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Where Stoddart and Connolly suffered in the infamous Bug Pit.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.
Mongolia
The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.
San Diego, California
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
San Diego, California
L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.
Tasiilaq, Greenland
Small Island off the coast of Greenland.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Key West, Florida
Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.