Budapest, Hungary
Shoes on the Danube Promenade
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Szentendre, Hungary
Szamos Marzipan Exhibition and Workshop
Everything from miniature biblical scenes to life-sized statues are almond-based at this sweet and nutty gallery.
Prague, Czechia
Prague Astronomical Clock
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Alexandria, Virginia
Torpedo Factory Art Center
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Alexandria, Virginia
Gadsby's Tavern
This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Washington, D.C.
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
Washington, D.C.
National Capitol Columns
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Istanbul, Turkey
Hagia Sophia Wishing Column
Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.
Vienna, Austria
Hundertwasser's Odd Architecture
Op-art architecture designed for happiness.
Cape Town, South Africa
Boulders Beach Penguin Sanctuary
This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.
Accra, Ghana
Ga-Adangbe Caskets - Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop
The clever workshop that has been designing some of the most unusual coffins imaginable.
Larabanga, Ghana
Larabanga Mosque
The first mosque in Ghana is known as the "Mecca of West Africa."
West Gonja, Ghana
Mole National Park
At Ghana's largest wildlife refuge you feel like you're right in the animals' backyard.
Cape Coast, Ghana
Cape Coast Castle
Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."
Assin South, Ghana
Kakum Canopy Walk
This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.
Kampala, Uganda
Kasubi Tombs Ruins
The burial ground of four Buganda monarchs was nearly destroyed by a devastating fire.
Nyabushozi, Uganda
Lake Mburo National Park
Uganda's smallest savannah park is home to over 350 species of birds and mammals.
Jinja, Uganda
Source of the Nile at Jinja
A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."
Kisoro, Uganda
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.
Uganda
Murchison Falls
Where the White Nile River dramatically cascades between Lake Kyoga and Lake Albert in Uganda.
London, England
Pelicans of St James's Park
Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.
London, England
Platform 9 3/4
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
