Copenhagen, Denmark
Jens Olsen's World Clock
The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Stockholm, Sweden
The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.
Stockholm, Sweden
The world's largest model of our planetary system.
Stockholm, Sweden
Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.
Saltville, Virginia
This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
Pájara, Spain
Rumors and legends of secret Nazi activities surround this eerily remote island mansion.
Alexandria, Virginia
This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.
Iceland
A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.
Sonoma, California
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
New York, New York
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
Washington, D.C.
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Heimaey, Iceland
A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.
Grímsey, Iceland
The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.
Seydisfjordur, Iceland
These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.
Iceland
One of the most remarkable caves in all of Iceland was created by a once raging river of lava.
Iceland
A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.
Iceland
Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.
Iceland
Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.
Iceland
This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.
Iceland
Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.
Reykholt, Iceland
This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.
Iceland
If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.