Bartow, Florida
Grave of 'America's Oldest Man'
Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Bartow, Florida
Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?
Chicago, Illinois
Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.
Tucson, Arizona
This scrap yard doubles as a naive art gallery full of found art and farm animals.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
For posterity, a singular achievement: 3,780 hours of dancing.
Olintepeque, Guatemala
Hidden in the highlands of Guatemala, a small shrine venerates a forbidden folk saint.
Stellendam, Netherlands
Watch the local Netherlands birds from inside this giant eco-egg.
Nardò, Italy
A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.
Zurich, Switzerland
An unusual vending machine designed to support mourners during funeral ceremonies at Zurich's largest cemetery.
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Florida’s first home built with eco-friendly hempcrete.
Los Angeles, California
Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.
Venosa, Italy
The construction of a new church near Venosa was started in the 11th century, but never finished.
Petoskey, Michigan
Winter weather reveals a large Italian marble crucifix drowned beneath Lake Michigan.
Munich, Germany
One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.
Stockport, England
This delightful hidden farm is home to Victorian ruins and a wonderful menagerie of animals.
Tambon Pong Ngam, Thailand
A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.
Vallejo, California
Come for the records, stay for the retro pinball machines.
Antananarivo, Madagascar
See hundreds of herons and egrets in the heart of the city in this dreamy hidden park.
Annapolis, Maryland
A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.
Viken, Sweden
A former top secret military tunnel is now stuffed with snow and open year-round to skiers.
Lítla Dímun, Faroe Islands
This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.
Bournemouth, England
The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.
Bra, Italy
A collection of wonderfully preserved 19th-century creatures, as well as hunting trophies seized during a police raid.
Calixtlahuaca, Mexico
The striking and little-touristed ruins of an ancient city destroyed and rebuilt by the Aztecs.
Alcobendas, Spain
This technological marvel is one of the world's first 3D-printed bridges.