Paris, France
Paris Space Invaders
The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Canberra, Australia
Australian-American Memorial
From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Brouwerij ’t IJ
This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.
London, England
Charing Cross Mural
The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.
London, England
St. Sepulchre's Execution Bell
On the eve of a condemned prisoner's death, this bell rang 12 times outside their cell.
Alexandria, Virginia
George Washington's Distillery
The only place for a truly presidential dram.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Orlando's Column in Dubrovnik
An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.
Split, Croatia
Gregory of Nin’s Big Toe
The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.
Washington, D.C.
Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe
A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.
Paris, France
Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice
This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.
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
41 Cooper Square
This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.
New York, New York
Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
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.
New York, New York
The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine
A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.
New York, New York
'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
New York, New York
Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
New York, New York
Long Lines Building
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
New York, New York
Trinity Churchyard
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
New York, New York
The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
Bayeux, France
Bayeux Tapestry
This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.
Paris, France
Le Stryge
This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.
Washington, D.C.
African-American Civil War Memorial
The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.
Saint-Malo, France
Grand Bé
On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.
