United States / Canada
Machias Seal Island
The only land territory disputed between the U.S. and Canada.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
United States / Canada
The only land territory disputed between the U.S. and Canada.
Willemstad, Curaçao
Shipwrecks, ruins, and turtles are all that remain on this haunting Caribbean ghost island.
Isles of Scilly, England
At high tide, the base of the lighthouse covers practically every inch of the island.
New York, New York
A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.
Collioure, France
Immortalized by artists, this church incorporates a medieval lighthouse into its shoreside structure.
San Francisco, California
A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.
Saaremaa, Estonia
Once standing on solid ground, this slender beacon is a victim of the very shoreline it was charged with announcing.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
What happened to the three lighthouse keepers who vanished from this place remains a mystery over a century later.
Stromboli, Italy
A petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli Volcano.
Ponta do Pargo, Portugal
Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.
Kalsoy, Faroe Islands
This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.
Pescadero, California
Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.
Liepupes pagasts, Latvia
This abandoned beacon is moving closer and closer to the sea.
Kronshtadt, Russia
This historic system is the zero level benchmark for measuring the depths and altitudes of the Baltic.
Victoria, British Columbia
An operating lighthouse from the 1860s.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cat art as far as the eye can see.
Holbrook, Arizona
A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.
Palmira, Colombia
A museum showcasing the history of sugarcane with a rich history.
Vienna, Austria
A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.
Cow Bay, Nova Scotia
This huge 12-foot concrete moose on the coast of Nova Scotia is the grandest of the sculptor's giant creatures.
Melbourne, Australia
This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.
Detroit, Michigan
Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.
New York, New York
NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.
Berlin, Germany
Art and a pun, all in one.