Gibraltar
Gibraltar Airport
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Places I've been
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Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Burgos, Spain
This Gothic church houses ornate royal tombs and a magnificent gilded altarpiece.
Burgos, Spain
For more than half a millennia, this automaton has rung an hourly bell.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Juneau, Alaska
A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
Skagway, Alaska
A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Skagway, Alaska
A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.
Skagway, Alaska
The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.
Skagway, Alaska
Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.
Alaska
The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.
Fairbanks, Alaska
A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.
Aranjuez, Spain
A massive birdcage in this royal, 18th-century garden has sparked a local controversy.
Madrid, Spain
After the queen of Spain had a dream where these statues fell and crushed her, they were removed from the palace and given new homes around Madrid.
Astorga, Spain
An Antoni Gaudí masterpiece in Astorga.
Roncesvalles, Spain
The site of a legendary battle immortalized in medieval literature.
Salamanca, Spain
The facade of this 16th-century building is decorated with carvings of 300 seashells.
Cáceres, Spain
The tallest tower in Cáceres's Old Town.
San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
According to tradition, King Phillip II supervised construction of the seat of his empire from this seat carved into rock.
Segovia, Spain
A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.
Toledo, Spain
The fragmented remains of a massive public bath connected to the city's water supply.
Madrid, Spain
This enigmatic artifact is a rare depiction of an ancient Iberian noblewoman.