Doha, Qatar
Orry the Oryx Statue
This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Brooklyn, New York
Deno's Wonder Wheel
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”
London, England
Speakers' Corner
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
Ko Samui, Thailand
Wat Phra Yai (Big Buddha Temple)
A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.
Dover Plains, New York
Oniontown
This isolated community does not want you to visit.
Stonington, Connecticut
Mystic Seaport Museum
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dragon Bridge
A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.
Paris, France
Paris Point Zero
This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.
New York, New York
Governors Island
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
Boston, Massachusetts
Rainbow Swash
The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.
Berlin, Maryland
Assateague Island
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
New York, New York
Crabs of Cleopatra’s Needle
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
Concord, Massachusetts
Walden Pond
"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."
Montreal, Québec
Le Stade Olympique
A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.
Sausalito, California
Marin Headlands
Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.
New York, New York
Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
Dachau, Germany
Dachau Concentration Camp
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
Vienna, Austria
Wiener Pestsäule (Vienna Plague Column)
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
New York, New York
Trinity Churchyard
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
Salem, Massachusetts
House of the Seven Gables
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
London, England
Natural History Museum of London
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
New York, New York
Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Barcelona, Spain
Casa Batlló
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Salem, Massachusetts
The Witch House of Salem
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
