Rouen, France
The Legos of the Palais de Justice
Lego blocks now patch Rouen's WWII scars.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Queens, New York
TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport
This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.
Washington, D.C.
Summerhouse
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
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.
Lincoln Memorial Undercroft
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
Washington, D.C.
The Brewmaster's Castle
This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.
New York, New York
Physical Graffiti Building
The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.
Dallas, Texas
Klyde Warren Park
A city park that sits on top of a freeway.
Dallas, Texas
Half Price Books Flagship Store
A Texas-sized secondhand bookstore features 54,000 square feet of books, music, and media.
New York, New York
Central Park Boathouse
With a history dating back to Victorian times, this architectural gem is a rare New York tourist haunt worth visiting.
New York, New York
New York's Adam and Eve Sculptures
Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.
New York, New York
Grand Central Ceiling Dark Patch
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
New York, New York
The Wishbones of McSorley's Old Ale House
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
London, England
Alfred Hitchcock's London Flat
One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.
London, England
Michelin House
An ornate and disused early 20th-century building has been given new life as a fully operational structure, complete with offices, oyster bar, and a furniture retailer.
Paris, France
Cannonball of the Hotel de Sens
A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.
Paris, France
Maison de Serge Gainsbourg
The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
Private John Steele Monument
An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.
Paris, France
The Bouquinistes of Paris
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.
Paris, France
Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche
The narrowest street in Paris.
Paris, France
Shakespeare and Company
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Paris, France
Oldest Tree in Paris
This 400-year-old tree is actually an immigrant from North America.
Paris, France
Salvador Dalí Sundial
A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.
