Singapore
Singapore's Rooftop Pool
The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Singapore
Hawker Chan Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle
This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.
Singapore
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum
This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.
Singapore
Old Hill Street Police Station
Rainbow shutters decorate this former police station.
Singapore
Merlion
This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."
Washington, D.C.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
Washington, D.C.
Sharpshooter's Tree
A diminutive plaque recalls the treetop sniper who almost killed Abe Lincoln.
Permanently Closed
Toronto, Ontario
Ontario Place
An abandoned 1970s theme park that has been turned into a space for waterfront walking.
Toronto, Ontario
Graffiti Alley
A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.
Lititz, Pennsylvania
Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery
Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.
Washington, D.C.
Carnegie Library of Washington, D.C.
D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.
Warsaw, Poland
Gnojna Góra (Dung Hill Lookout Point)
Catch a scenic view of Warsaw's Old Town from the top of a centuries-old dumping ground.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Electric Ladyland: The Museum of Fluorescent Art
The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam Oersoep
A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Theater Tuschinski
A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Singel 7
Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
De Poezenboot (The Cat Boat)
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
Cortona, Italy
Rocca di Pierle
The eerie ruins of this feudal fortress witnessed the execution of 60 conspirators in 1387.
Siena, Italy
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."
Florence, Italy
Ospedale degli Innocenti (Hospital of the Innocents)
Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.
Los Angeles, California
Old Warner Bros. Theatre Inside Downtown Jewelry Exchange
The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.
Meadville, Pennsylvania
PennDOT Road Sign Sculpture Garden
The Pennsylvania landscape depicted by a quarter mile of mosaics made from used road signs.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
Dunkle's Gulf Service
This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
Koontz Coffee Pot
This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.
