Paris, France
I Love You Wall
Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Paris, France
Musée des Arts Forains
A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.
Paris, France
House of Nicolas Flamel
The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.
Paris, France
59 Rivoli
Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.
Berlin, Germany
Magicum
Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Victory Column
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Story Bunker
This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Berlin, Germany
Pergamon Museum
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Berlin, Germany
Monsterkabinett
A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.
Sandusky, Ohio
Merry-Go-Round Museum
Learn about the history and craftsmanship of carousels inside this museum located in a former post office.
Washington, D.C.
Rayburn House Office Building
One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."
New Orleans, Louisiana
Street Name Tiles of New Orleans
This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Aqueduct Chemical Tower
Every drop of D.C. tap water flows through this old waterworks.
Washington, D.C.
Site of the Union Station Train Crash
A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.
Washington, D.C.
The Lockkeeper's House
A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.
Washington, D.C.
D.C. War Memorial
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
Washington, D.C.
Hinckley Hilton President's Walk
A hidden passageway now marks the site of an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that some say broke a 140-year-old curse.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
Man Controlling Trade
A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.
Washington, D.C.
Watergate Gas Station
This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.
Washington, D.C.
Capital Transit Co. Streetcar Barn
Before Metro, Washington had a robust streetcar network—and you see the remains of this infrastructure if you know where to look.
Alexandria, Virginia
George Washington's Distillery
The only place for a truly presidential dram.
Washington, D.C.
Civil War Nurses Memorial
A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.
