Wellesley Island, New York
Just Room Enough Island
This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Wellesley Island, New York
This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
Bahamas
They squeal, they nosh, they look like predators.
Big Major Cay, Bahamas
In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.
Vila de São Jorge, Brazil
These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.
Washington, D.C.
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
Carthage, Texas
The only international border marker within the United States.
Battle Creek, Michigan
The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.
College Station, Texas
Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.
Washington, D.C.
Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.
Nabi Samwil, Israel
This ancient tomb in the West Bank is a holy site for Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike.
Kawakawa, New Zealand
Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.
El Jadida, Morocco
An eerie former warehouse turned cistern turned movie set.
Wellington, New Zealand
Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.
Chamoli, India
A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.
Takaka, New Zealand
Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.
Matamata, New Zealand
This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.
Nelson, New Zealand
The real place where the One Ring to rule them all was forged.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Portugal
A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Sintra, Portugal
An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.
Porto, Portugal
Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.
Bordighera, Italy
The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.
Luso, Portugal
A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.