Paris, France
Museum of the History of Medicine
One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Paris, France
Execution Site of Jacques de Molay
The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.
Paris, France
The Etched Mirror Salons of Laperouse Restaurant
Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.
Paris, France
Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche
The narrowest street in Paris.
Paris, France
Paris Point Zero
This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.
Paris, France
Oldest Tree in Paris
This 400-year-old tree is actually an immigrant from North America.
Paris, France
Shakespeare and Company
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Paris, France
The Bouquinistes of Paris
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.
Sydney, Australia
Water Dragons of the Chinese Garden of Friendship
Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.
Sydney, Australia
Trim the Cat
The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.
Sydney, Australia
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Sydney, Australia
Cactus and Succulent Garden
Hidden within Sydney’s lush Royal Botanic Garden is a walled cactus rockery and the site of Australia's first zoo.
Sydney, Australia
Sirius Building
Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.
Melbourne, Australia
Flinders Street Railway Station Photo Booth
This classic photo booth was saved from destruction by the local community.
Melbourne, Australia
Gog and Magog
These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.
Melbourne, Australia
Flinders Street Station Ballroom
An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.
Melbourne, Australia
The Nicholas Building
A beautiful 1920s tower filled with local hidden gems.
Arrowtown, New Zealand
Arrowtown Chinese Settlement
This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.
Wanaka, New Zealand
That Wanaka Tree
A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Dark Sky Project
Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Takapō (Lake Tekapo)
A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Church of the Good Shepherd
This charming stone church on the shore of Lake Tekapo is an icon in astrophotography.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Auckland, New Zealand
'The Lighthouse: Tū Whenua-a-Kura'
A neon-illuminated statue of James Cook at the edge of a historical Auckland wharf makes for an unexpected discovery.
