New York, New York
Survivor Tree
The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Berlin, Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
London, England
Hoa Hakananai'a
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.
London, England
Traitors' Gate
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
Bermuda
Somerset Bridge
The world's smallest drawbridge.
Bermuda
The Unfinished Church
Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.
Ottawa, Ontario
The Diefenbunker
Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.
Colborne, Ontario
The Big Apple
This giant roadside fruit is home to an array of apple-based treats.
Barcelona, Spain
Mirador de Colom (Columbus Monument)
A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.
Barcelona, Spain
Street Performers of Las Ramblas
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Barcelona, Spain
Casa Batlló
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
Sagrada Família
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Toronto, Ontario
The Yorkville Rock
This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.
London, England
'The Ambassadors'
A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.
London, England
Memorial to the Women of World War II
The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.
London, England
The Churchill War Rooms
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
Boston, Massachusetts
Tremont Temple
The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.
Boston, Massachusetts
Ether Monument
Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.
Boston, Massachusetts
Make Way for Ducklings Statue
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Victory Column
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Berlin, Germany
Marx and Engels Forum
One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.
Berlin, Germany
The Bebelplatz
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Berlin, Germany
Museum of Unheard-of Things
A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.
