Culver City, California
Holy Cross Cemetery
A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Culver City, California
A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.
Pahrump, Nevada
Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.
Paris, France
Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.
Chennai, India
This Gothic-style church is reputedly built atop the remains of one of Jesus's apostles.
Sisters, Oregon
This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.
Independence, Missouri
This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.
Iceland
A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.
Hartford, Connecticut
The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.
Washington, D.C.
This leafy estate is worth $18 million and is so grand it has two mailing addresses.
Chesterfield, England
The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.
England
The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.
Woodstock, New Hampshire
These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.
Bronx, New York
Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.
Budapest, Hungary
Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.
Walbrzych, Poland
A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.
Jumièges, France
Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.
Chicago, Illinois
This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.
Schonach im Schwarzwald, Germany
A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.
Prague, Czechia
The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."
Ashmore, Illinois
This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
Kennebunk, Maine
The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.
Prague, Czechia
A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.
Qinhuangdao Shi, China
Where the Great Wall of China meets the sea.