Ibsheway, Egypt
Wadi al-Hitan (Valley of the Whales)
Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Ibsheway, Egypt
Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.
Vienna, Austria
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.
Zagreb, Croatia
Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.
Hrastovlje, Slovenia
The walls of this medieval church are covered with perfectly preserved frescos, including a pristine example of the Dance of Death.
Nunavut
The remote graves mark the mysterious deaths of four 19th century explorers.
Alxa, China
The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.
Skipton, England
This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.
Heimaey, Iceland
Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.
Florence, Italy
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Hildesheim, Germany
The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.
Park County, Montana
A rapidly disappearing glacier filled with extinct grasshoppers, perfectly preserved in the ice.
Barre, Vermont
This large cemetery is known as the museum of granite sculptures.
Pyramiden, Norway
This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.
Cherrapunjee, India
Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.
Huntsville, Alabama
Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.
Skogar, Iceland
The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.
Devon, England
A massive flood devastated this seaside town, causing many to speculate about whether the government had figured out how to influence the weather.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum dedicated to awful artwork.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.
Rosendale, New York
This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.