Rome, Italy
The Protestant Cemetery
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Rome, Italy
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Mexico City, Mexico
Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.
Mexico City, Mexico
A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.
Mexico City, Mexico
This Aztec structure remained hidden until the demolition of a supermarket exposed the lost temple.
Mexico City, Mexico
A close look at the church's walls reveals pieces of Mexico's history.
Mexico City, Mexico
Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.
Mexico City, Mexico
The former headquarters of Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education now houses a muralism museum, including Diego Rivera's first large-scale mural project.
Mexico City, Mexico
A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.
Mexico City, Mexico
These subterranean models show Mexico City's central square during three different eras.
Mexico City, Mexico
These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The former headquarters of history's oldest megacorporation.
Ghent, Belgium
Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.
Brussels, Belgium
Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.
Brussels, Belgium
A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.
Bruges, Belgium
Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.
Brussels, Belgium
Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.
Brussels, Belgium
Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.
Brussels, Belgium
This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."
The Hague, Netherlands
A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Inside this metro station is a section of the city's former medieval fortification.
Marknesse, Netherlands
This former hydraulic laboratory is now a woodland dotted with old engineering models.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.