London, England
Lindow Man
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
Hoa Hakananai'a
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.
London, England
Mold Gold Cape
This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.
London, England
Cabmen’s Shelter in Russell Square
Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.
London, England
Coade Stone Caryatids
A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.
San Francisco, California
Buena Vista Park Tombstones
Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.
San Francisco, California
Site of 1906 Earthquake Refugee Camps
Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.
San Francisco, California
Portals of the Past
The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
San Francisco, California
Three Gems
A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.
Krakow, Poland
Liban Quarry
The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.
San Francisco, California
Spanish Monastery Stones
The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.
San Francisco, California
Garden of Fragrance
Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.
Paris, France
Le Stryge
This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.
San Francisco, California
Mechanics' Institute Library and Chess Room
A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.
Warsaw, Poland
Nicolaus Copernicus Monument
The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Warsaw, Poland
Mały Powstaniec (The Little Insurrectionist)
A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.
Oswiecim, Poland
Auschwitz Concentration Camp
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Warsaw, Poland
'Greetings from Jerusalem Avenue'
An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.
Warsaw, Poland
Old Town Wishing Bell
This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.
Warsaw, Poland
Mermaid of Warsaw
The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.
London, England
The Lewis Chessmen
These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.
London, England
Boadicea and Her Daughters
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
New York, New York
Mysterious Bookshop
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
New York, New York
The Hidden Holocaust Memorial of Madison Park
A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.
