Lisse, Netherlands
Keukenhof Gardens
Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Genappe, Belgium
Abbaye de Villers
A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.
Vatican City
Gallery of Maps - Galleria delle Carte Geografiche
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Denver, Colorado
Blue Mustang
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Schwangau, Germany
Neuschwanstein Castle
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Rome, Italy
Santa Maria della Concezione Crypts
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Rome, Italy
The Head of St. John the Baptist at San Silvestro in Capite
One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.
Amiens, France
Jules Verne's Tomb
Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.
Amiens, France
The Head of St. John the Baptist at Amiens Cathedral
The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.
Rome, Italy
Papal Hearts at Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio a Trevi
This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.
Rome, Italy
Porta Alchemica
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Le Roeulx, Belgium
Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift
The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
Mont Saint-Michel
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell McDonald's
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Laramie, Wyoming
Lincoln Highway Monument
The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.
Permanently Closed
Heusweiler, Germany
The Heusweiler Motorway Faraday Cage
A Faraday Cage protects cars from a nearby high-power transmitter.
Permanently Closed
Moorslede, Belgium
Dadipark
This Belgian theme park began as a refuge for bored church children and was closed down when a boy lost an arm.
Jerusalem, Israel
Christ Church in Jerusalem
Oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, designed to resemble a synagogue.
Halsteren, Netherlands
Mozesbrug (Moses Bridge)
Invisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moat.
East Jerusalem, Israel
Immovable Ladder on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Morning Glory Pool
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Grand Prismatic Spring
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Halle, Belgium
The Blue Forest
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
Brussels, Belgium
The Musical Instrument Museum
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
