Queens, New York
The Birthplace of Scrabble
A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Queens, New York
A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.
Rome, Italy
This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.
Little Dunmow, England
It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.
Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California
A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."
Eyam, England
Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.
Venice, Italy
This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.
Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Italy
This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.
Imola, Italy
Also known as "Hell Alley," this tiny street in Imola gained its name in a bloody episode in the 16th-century.
London, England
This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.
Ecchinswell, England
This grassy, tree-lined hill shares a name with the much-loved novel that it inspired.
Barcelona, Spain
This generously endowed statue once stood guard outside a Roman home.
Battaglia Terme, Italy
Known as the Royal Palace of the Euganean Hills, this often overlooked castle has been home for multiple noble families over the centuries.
Verona, Italy
It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.
Burghead, Scotland
Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.
Golspie, Scotland
A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.
France / Spain
This tiny river island switches sovereignty every six months as part of a rare, centuries-old agreement.
Caledon, Ontario
These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.
Elora, Ontario
Among the cliffs of the Elora Gorge is an oft-overlooked piece of celebratory graffiti.
Highlands, New Jersey
These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.
Mérida, Mexico
One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.
Corgarff, Scotland
This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.