Hương Thủy, Vietnam
The Tomb of Nguyen Emperor Khai Dinh
An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Dalat, Vietnam
Da Lat Crazy House
A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mike the Tiger
The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Cats of Jackson Square
By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Marie Laveau's Tomb
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
Washington, D.C.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
Washington, D.C.
International Spy Museum
Home to items never before seen by the public.
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
Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
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
Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
San Francisco, California
Alcatraz Island
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Winslow, Arizona
Meteor Crater
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Austin, Texas
Congress Bridge Bats
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Austin, Texas
Big Bertha Drum
Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.
Huntsville, Texas
Sam Houston Statue
The world's tallest statue of an American hero.
Amesbury, England
Stonehenge
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Warminster, England
Longleat Hedge Maze
The longest hedge maze in the world.
London, England
John Harrison's Marine Chronometers
The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.
London, England
Replica of the Golden Hinde
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
Bruges, Belgium
Basilica of the Holy Blood
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Brussels, Belgium
The Musical Instrument Museum
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
Brussels, Belgium
Manneken Pis
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
