Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Morning Glory Pool
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.
Buxton, England
This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.
Weston, England
Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.
Macclesfield, England
One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.
Nantwich, England
On a site with a long military history, a 1980s shelter.
Rhydymwyn, Cymru
Following years of secrecy, the hidden history of a World War II site is being brought to light.
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Llanberis, Wales
The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.
Amlwch, Wales
The remains of centuries of copper mining appear like an alien landscape.
Newborough, Wales
Legends say that this small island was the final resting place of the Welsh saint of lovers.
Metten, Germany
This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.
Leek, England
This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.
Biddulph, England
This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.
Rouen, France
Located in the house where Gustave Flaubert was born, this odd museum has more to do with medical grotesquery than the Western novel.
Malton, England
WWII artifacts, including the building itself.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Ketrzyn, Poland
This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.
Dalat, Vietnam
This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.
Côn Đảo, Vietnam
The wartime prison now features haunting sculpted reenactments of the atrocities that took place there.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.