Nagasaki, Japan
Gunkanjima Island
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Goldfield, Nevada
This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.
Tokyo, Japan
The site where the poet Matsuo Bashō read one of the first haiku that comprise his famous travelogue.
São Miguel, Portugal
Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.
Sequim, Washington
Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.
Oxford, England
The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."
Warsaw, Poland
Order “Proletariat’s Cutlet” at this communist-themed restaurant allegedly once visited by Lenin.
De Leon Springs, Florida
Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.
Brest, Belarus
Take Soviet nostalgia to new heights by toasting the first man in space over a full spread of Belarusian and Soviet fare.
Alnwick, England
This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.
Pateley Bridge, England
The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.
Houston, Texas
A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.
New York, New York
Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.
Bakersfield, California
An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.
London, England
The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.
United States / Canada
The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.
London, England
The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.
London, England
This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.
London, England
Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.
London, England
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
London, England
A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.
London, England
Abstract dinosaur models in London.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.