Vancouver, British Columbia
‘Girl in a Wetsuit’
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Japadog
Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Gastown Steam Clock
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
Taipei, Taiwan
Tuned Mass Damper of Taipei 101
Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin General Post Office
The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.
Dublin, Ireland
Statue of Oscar Wilde
The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.
London, England
The London Dungeon
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
London, England
The Churchill War Rooms
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
San Francisco, California
Dangling Legs at the Piedmont Boutique
The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.
San Francisco, California
The "Center" of San Francisco Monument
Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.
San Francisco, California
The Old Ship Saloon
A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.
San Francisco, California
Mission Dolores Cemetery
The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.
San Francisco, California
Beat Museum
A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Ignatius J. Reilly Statue
This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Museum of Death
A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.
New Orleans, Louisiana
National World War II Museum
Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Eiffel Tower of New Orleans
A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Tomb of the Unknown Slave
Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
New York, New York
The Marriage of Money and Real Estate
A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.
New York, New York
One Times Square
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Octagon Tower
A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.
New York, New York
Blockhouse No. 1
This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.
