San Diego, California
Balboa Park Moreton Bay Fig Tree
One of the largest trees of its kind in California.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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San Diego, California
Space Invaders
The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.
San Diego, California
Pearl of the Pacific
An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.
San Diego, California
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
Pristina, Kosovo
Kosovo Bill Clinton Statue
A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.
Pristina, Kosovo
National Library of Kosovo
A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.
Tirana, Albania
Tirana's Colorful Facade
What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?
Tirana, Albania
Pyramid of Tirana
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
New York, New York
Clock Tower Building
A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.
New York, New York
The Gardens at St. Luke in the Fields
A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.
New York, New York
Bryant Park Bathroom
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
New York, New York
Long Lines Building
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
New York, New York
Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
New York, New York
High Bridge
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
New York, New York
Greenacre Park
Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
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New York, New York
Goldbar
A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Tivoli Gardens
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Washington, D.C.
Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
Beijing, China
The Forbidden City
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Arlington, Virginia
Rosslyn Metro Escalator
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
Prague, Czechia
Old Jewish Cemetery
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
London, England
221b Baker Street
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
London, England
Speakers' Corner
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
