Semey, Kazakhstan
Dostoevsky's Desk
The Russian author's writing desk remains inside the house where he spent part of his Siberian exile.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Semey, Kazakhstan
The Russian author's writing desk remains inside the house where he spent part of his Siberian exile.
Copenhagen, Denmark
This striking structure, with balconies jutting out like hedgehog spines, combine cutting-edge design with a playful approach to light and space.
Hirosaki, Japan
An atmospheric shrine of mountain worship that is home to a number of curious folk tales.
Richland, Washington
Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.
Richland, Washington
A 1940s nuclear reactor built to produce plutonium for the Manhattan Project.
Birkenhead, England
The oldest standing building on Merseyside is special for its rich history as a Benedictine monastery and its unique connection to the origins of the Mersey Ferry.
Helen, Washington
The only undammed section of the Columbia River in the United States has been preserved, ironically, by its proximity to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
North Bonneville, Washington
Boats and fish both find their way through this massive hydroelectric structure.
Mopti, Mali
Every year, people come together to cover this mud-brick mosque with a fresh layer of earth.
Delta Junction, Alaska
An icy behemoth that towers over you with a blue ice cave in the winter and a roaring creek in the summer.
Derby, Australia
Warm up from the freezing waters in this fully functional sauna in the middle of the Tasmanian wilderness.
Québec City, Québec
A former church transformed into a public library.
Devon, England
Despite its location in the English countryside, this chapel is the property of Ontario, Canada.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.
Sortino, Italy
Thousands of rock-cut tombs fill the cliffs of this Sicilian nature preserve.
Claremont, California
This public Skyspace created by artist James Turrell for his alma mater puts on a show every day at sunrise and sunset.
Madrid, Spain
This 40-meter waterfall of light graces one of the most iconic stations in the Madrid metro network.
St. Charles, Illinois
This horror movie and monster shop is like if a haunted house was a retail store.
Yamagata, Japan
A sacred place for ascetic training, set in a honeycomb-walled cliffside cave deep in the woods.
Xagħra, Malta
This is one of the very few intact windmills built by the Knights of St. John in the island nation of Malta.
Hanamaki, Japan
A fantastical glow-in-the-dark mural inspired by the city’s most famous writer, Kenji Miyazawa.
Washington
A narrow fjord-like lake, the third-deepest in the United States, runs for over 50 miles into the Cascades of Washington state.
North Rim, Arizona
Hike up to this ancestral grain storage site, but don't touch.
Saint Olaves, England
This building from the Middle Ages was dedicated to the patron saint of Norway.