Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Reunification Palace
Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.
Kabwe, Zambia
The skull of an ancient hominid was discovered at this spot.
Vero Beach, Florida
This small museum concentrates on the juicy history of orange production in Florida.
Sheffield, England
In this quiet English suburb, giant steel hands and feet dot the landscape.
Sheffield, England
In the ancient Woolley Woods, an art project promises access to new worlds.
Serenje, Zambia
An obelisk marks the spot where a British explorer's heart was buried before the rest of his body was transported to England.
Wheaton, Illinois
Tucked away amongst townhomes lies a restored, early 20th-century tea house and garden, the only remains of a historic estate.
Athens, Greece
This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.
Nye County, Nevada
The site of an underground detonation of a megaton nuclear bomb in the middle of the Mojave Desert.
Keams Canyon, Arizona
More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.
Abiquiu, New Mexico
The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.
Oakland, California
A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.
Coventry, England
The historic site where Queen Elizabeth I once gave a searing speech.
Istanbul, Turkey
A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.
Montclair, New Jersey
Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.
Fregene, Italy
This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.
Hòa Vang, Vietnam
This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.
Berkeley, California
Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
This slowly crumbling mansion was home to one of East Africa's richest and most powerful slave traders.
Mbala, Zambia
A memorial in the middle of a roundabout marks the spot where German forces formally surrendered, finally ending World War I in Africa.
Millport, Scotland
A bizarre stone beast lurks on the beach of a popular tourist island.
Italy
A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A small plaque highlights the damage caused by German air raids during World War II.
Mpulungu, Zambia
Now abandoned, this stone church was part of the missionary efforts that initiated the Christianization of Zambia.