Urubamba, Peru
Skylodge
Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Urubamba, Peru
Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."
Civita, Italy
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Güejar Sierra, Spain
This abandoned, turn-of-the-century astronomy hub is now the subject of more photographs than it ever took.
Québec City, Québec
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Paris, France
A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.
Flowers Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
The site of the fossilized remains of some of Earth’s earliest primitive, microbial life forms.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
An unexpected must-see for fans of Star Wars who find themselves on the beautiful island of Sint Maarten.
Milan, Italy
A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.
Geneva, Switzerland
A rare, flower-shaped example of Brutalist architecture in Switzerland.
Seattle, Washington
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
Podgorica, Montenegro
This virtually windowless mass of smooth concrete is the only Catholic church in the city.
London, England
This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.
Jamestown, California
Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Ocklawaha, Florida
Site of the longest gun battle in FBI history.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Monterey, California
Behold the uncanny sight of the Golden Arches—rendered in black.