New York, New York
Saint Vartan Armenian Cathedral
A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.
New York, New York
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
New York, New York
New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.
New York, New York
The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.
Amman, Jordan
This sprawling, formerly elite sporting complex in Amman, Jordan has become a local picnic spot.
Madaba, Jordan
The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
North Bend, Washington
This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.
Kediri, Indonesia
Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Taos, New Mexico
A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.
Oregon City, Oregon
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
New York, New York
A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.
Oxford, England
An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.
North Bend, Washington
Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.
New York, New York
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
New York, New York
One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum dedicated to awful artwork.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Seattle, Washington
Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.