Seattle, Washington
Alki Flower Houses
Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Seattle, Washington
Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.
Capri, Italy
This clifftop arch is a natural stunner.
Bhubaneswar, India
Built in a perfect square, this archaeological site is one of the largest and best preserved ancient fortifications in India.
Gornji Matejevac, Serbia
An 11th-century Byzantine church with medieval Serbian history and spectacular views.
Al Wahat Al Dakhla Desert, Egypt
A hyper-remote desert cave dramatized in "The English Patient."
St. Louis, Missouri
One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.
Combe, England
Death hangs in the air here, where a 17th-century gibbet has been erected on a Neolithic tomb.
Florence, Italy
An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.
College Park, Maryland
An unusual sculpture, an interesting history, in a strange place, for a good cause.
Sevelen, Switzerland
The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.
Alton, England
A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.
Stockholm, Sweden
This tree was once used to calculate the decrease of the Baltic Sea.
Mainz, Germany
A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.
Montagnana, Italy
A medieval castle was used for centuries as a hemp farm.
Gloucestershire, England
A well-studied colony of endangered bats roosts in this abandoned Victorian Gothic mansion.
Port Erin, Isle of Man
A prison tower–like edifice honoring a beloved local benefactor.
Tokyo, Japan
A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.
Dambulla, Sri Lanka
This ancient cave temple complex is the largest and best-preserved temple complex in Sri Lanka.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.
Atlanta, Georgia
In Midtown Atlanta, tons of marble appears to be devouring a Fiat Panda at this unique art installation.
Alicante, Spain
Down this yellow brick road, visitors are treated to toadstool houses and massive mushroom sculptures.
Dover, England
One of the oldest seagoing boats in the world can be found at the Dover Museum.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Portraits of musicians line Oude Binnenweg, the jazziest street in the city.