Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Barnes Foundation
Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.
Winchester, Virginia
Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.
Fresno, California
An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.
Koblenz, Germany
Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
North Chideock, England
These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.
Mejorada del Campo, Spain
A huge cathedral single-handedly constructed by one eccentric monk.
Crater Lake, Oregon
A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.
Turda, Romania
This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.
Weinan, China
A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.
Merton, England
Rare and strange weather predictors, from mercury barometers to leech prognosticators.
Whitby, England
The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.
Mons, Belgium
A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.