Santiago, Chile
La Picá de Clinton
How a lunch counter in Chile became a shrine to the 42nd president of the United States
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Santiago, Chile
How a lunch counter in Chile became a shrine to the 42nd president of the United States
Santiago, Chile
This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.
Riga, Latvia
Once one of Riga’s historically important cemeteries, this location is now a quiet park.
Bradford, England
A Victorian-era cemetery serves as a window into the city of Bradford’s past.
New York, New York
This installation turns abstract economics into a stark, public spectacle.
Lancashire, England
A historic manor with a priest hole you can stand up in, the last surviving vestments from a dissolved abbey, and centuries of art on display.
Manchester, England
A seemingly abandoned store in central Manchester with a lengthy backstory.
Heysham, England
A succinct inscription commemorates the ebb and flow of a woman's life.
Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
One of Hawaiʻi’s most notable historic petroglyph fields lies within a major resort.
St. Paul's Bay, Malta
This ancient burial site is a fascinating reminder of Malta's prehistoric past.
Wakefield, England
A surreal depiction of a South American god is actually filled with deeper symbolism.
Caerphilly, Wales
This castle tower in Wales leans at a steeper angle than the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Marlborough, England
Two standing stones are all that remains of a prehistoric installation.
Sheffield, England
Floating on the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal is a contorted canal boat that honors the waterway’s heritage.
Sheffield, England
This unique sculpture of a steelworker is hidden amid the trees of Sheffield.
Catcliffe, England
The oldest surviving glass furnace cone in Western Europe.
Brooklyn, New York
The secret behind these nostalgic light fixtures: They're not as old as they may seem.
Manchester, England
It’s a street without a name, but there is a sign.
Halifax, England
Probably the smallest museum in the world, housed in a disused phone booth.
Madrid, Spain
A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.
Portland, Maine
A bronze sculpture in the heart of Portland represents Maine’s most defining industry.
Queens, New York
This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.
Brooklyn, New York
Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.
Brooklyn, New York
The factory that helped produce a dominant form of lighting before Thomas Edison.