Datong, China
Hanging Temple of Hengshan
A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Datong, China
A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.
Sint Willibrordus, Curaçao
This tiny tropical village was sick of anonymity so the locals made this sign, which actually changed the name of the town.
Key West, Florida
The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.
Willemstad, Curaçao
This living labyrinth made entirely of thorns is filled with art.
Amritsar, India
This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.
Jodhpur, India
Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.
Bronx, New York
The loneliest island in New York.
London, England
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
Ilkeston, England
This 1913 single-screen cinema is a charming survivor in the age of the multiplex.
Bourton-on-the-Water, England
Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.
Dale Abbey, England
Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.
Cookley, England
Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.
Birmingham, England
A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
London, England
Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.
London, England
London's old-school healing garden.
Manaus, Brazil
This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.