Iceland
'Víddaflakk' ('Interdimensional Hopscotch')
This plaque tells the story of an event that took place in an imagined parallel universe.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Brooklyn, New York
Monsignor McGolrick Park
Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.
Lausanne, Switzerland
Collection de l'Art Brut
Artworks by loners, prisoners and the criminally insane.
Gland, Switzerland
Villa Rose
This secret Swiss fortress is disguised as a harmless pink house, complete with fake windows.
Tasiilaq, Greenland
Kulusuk
Small Island off the coast of Greenland.
Lima, Peru
Jicamarca Ionospheric Radio Observatory
Enormous array of antennae fill a desert valley.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Stara Elektrarna (The Old Power Station)
A relic from the Industrial Revolution got a second life as a contemporary performing arts space.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Plečnik House
The Slovenian architect designed many landmarks in the capital city, including his own dream house.
Ecublens, Switzerland
EPFL Learning Center
The university library shaped like a giant piece of Swiss cheese.
Permanently Closed
Cambridge, Massachusetts
MIT Museum: Arthur Ganson
Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.
Antarctica
South Pole Ice Tunnels
These passages carved from the Antarctic ice hold strange shrines to the harsh southernmost climes.
Tallinn, Estonia
Old Thomas
The Guardian of Tallinn.
