Queens, New York
Geographic Center of New York City
This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Queens, New York
This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.
Aleppo, Syria
One of the oldest and largest castles in the world.
Sednayah, Syria
One of the oldest monasteries in the world is a key pilgrimage site for both Muslims and Christians.
Barnard Castle, England
This Victorian footbridge over the River Tees was originally built to carry water from the high moorland to the industrial towns on the coast.
Saint Victor, Saskatchewan
An outcropping plays host to the largest collection of pre-contact petroglyphs in Saskatchewan.
Hamburg, Germany
One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.
Schwerin, Germany
Germany's last remaining Lenin statue has become a lightning rod of debate about the country's divided past.
Bad Doberan, Germany
A steam powered train that runs on city streets.
Dusseldorf, Germany
An electrical pylon under whose legs a normal gauge train can run.
Brück, Germany
The metal-free wooden towers of Brück.
Lützen, Germany
A monument to the "father of modern warfare" Gustav II Adolf.
Leipzig, Germany
This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.
Neustadt, Germany
The natural mummy of the less than chivalrous Knight Kahlbutz.
Nuremberg, Germany
This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.
Wuppertal, Germany
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
This general store is a one-stop-shop for workers at the Prudhoe Bay oil field.
Palm Beach, Florida
This railroad and oil tycoon's lavish estate now stands as a time capsule of the Gilded Age.
Toronto, Ontario
This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.
Qatar
A mesmerizing wonderland of salt-encrusted tree branches and pencil roots.
Laconia, Greece
This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.
London, England
The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.
Mesa, Arizona
Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.
Monterrey, Mexico
One of Monterrey's oldest buildings is perched atop a hill boasting impressive views of the city.
Singapore
Little India's hidden gem of kindness and good food.