Places DrFlog Wants to Go

A forest outside Darmstadt becomes an open-air art gallery, where international artists turn trees, branches, stones, and clearings into strange, playful, and thought-provoking works.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Before firefighters, villagers relied on this simple hook to save their thatched cottages from a fiery doom.

These red and black houses were awarded to the firefighters who saved their city from an enormous blaze.

This small memorial is dedicated to the Perryville State Prison firefighters who perished fighting the Dude Fire in 1990.

A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

When life gave this firefighter a forest fire, he made a rough-hewn sculpture park using a chainsaw.

Celebrating the accomplishments of Black firefighters in Los Angeles.

This museum holds not just a world class collection of firefighting artifacts and gear but even the region's first fire station itself.

A Museum Dedicated to the Heroes That Fight Fire.

The first firefighters museum in southern Spain is ironically located in an old textile mill that burned down in 1985.

This police call box harkens back to an era of pre-radio communications, and has a rather unique feature.

The charming storybook building now houses a small police museum.

This hidden gem reveals the history of Britain's first police force.

This 19th century police station now puts the history of the Manchester City Police on display.

This phone booth-sized municipal building has been a piece of police property for more than half a century.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.