San Francisco, California
Seward Street Slides
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
San Francisco, California
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
Los Angeles, California
Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
Los Angeles, California
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A piece of baseball history is preserved in a Pittsburgh parking lot.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.
Emerald, Australia
An oversized Van Gogh reproduction is one of three massive sunflower paintings across the globe.
Chicago, Illinois
An unassuming store hides relics of its former life as the jazz club that hosted some of the best black performers of the 1920s and '30s.
Chicago, Illinois
A relic of the Cold War in Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.
Chicago, Illinois
This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.
Chicago, Illinois
One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.
Atlantic Ocean
Fascination continues to surround one of history's most infamous shipwrecks.
San Bernardino, California
A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.
Medellín, Colombia
In the heart of Medellín, an artsy urban complex sets the stage for demonstrations and protests.
Medellín, Colombia
This city park wants you to take your shoes off.
Medellín, Colombia
Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.
Medellín, Colombia
Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.
Guatape, Colombia
Ripped apart by a bomb in 1993, the shell of Pablo Escobar's infamous vacation house still stands.