Fars Province, Iran
The Ruins of Persepolis
The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Fars Province, Iran
The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.
Ypres, Belgium
The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.
Graz, Austria
The world's largest historic armory was established by independent citizens to defend themselves from the wars of larger forces.
Freeport, Maine
This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.
Bronx, New York
Final resting place of Typhoid Mary.
Dargavs, Russia
This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.
Qaradagh, Azerbaijan
Complete town of 5,000 living out at sea on the world's first offshore oil platform.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan
World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.
New York, New York
Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.
Vienna, Austria
A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.
Medvezhyegorsky District, Russia
Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.
Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands
The watery grave of Captain Bligh's famous ship.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?