Detroit, Michigan
Heidelberg Project
One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Detroit, Michigan
One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.
Suttons Bay, Michigan
Where else would you expect to find the gravesite of European royalty than the windswept dunes of rural Northern Michigan?
Gagra, Georgia
The second-deepest known cave on Earth, hidden in an extremely remote mountain region.
Tikal, Guatemala
The remnants of an archaeological camp stand within Tikal National Park.
Baker, California
No one’s quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.
Tayq, Oman
A powerful cyclone once made one of the world's largest sinkholes completely fill with water.
Ubar, Oman
Some claim these desert ruins are from the legendary "Atlantis of the Sands."
Ventura, California
Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.
Oxnard, California
Rusty pieces of metal jutting out of a breakwater are all that's visible of the 12,500-ton ocean liner that capsized just off the beach.
Namibia
Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.
Namibia
Ten shipwreck-shaped chalets lie along the sand dunes on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast.
Taroona, Australia
The world's tallest shot tower—maybe.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Connecticut's shot tower is near the end of its life.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
One of the oldest of its kind.
Sandyston, New Jersey
Whimsical artist house in the New Jersey woods.
Port Jervis, New York
A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.
Barryville, New York
Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.
White Lake, New York
These mouldering mansion ruins remember a time when the Catskills were nothing but luxury.
Liberty, New York
This once luxurious Catskills resort is now a haunting ruin.
Neversink, New York
The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.
Parksville, New York
This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.
Muscat, Oman
This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.
Sur, Oman
Where artisans use centuries-old techniques to build traditional Arabian ships.
Quriyat, Oman
This giant underground cave chamber can only be accessed through a small opening at the top.