Washington, D.C.
National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
Places I've been
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Washington, D.C.
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
Lawton, Oklahoma
Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.
Joneikiškės, Lithuania
A curious art park at the geographic center of Europe is home to 3,000 television sets and other wonders.
Paris, France
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Paris, France
A cocktail lounge decorated like an American dive bar, in honor of the legendary author Ernest Hemingway.
Paris, France
This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.
Paris, France
A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Paris, France
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Paris, France
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Skógar, Iceland
A museum celebrating Icelandic history and technology.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Delta, Alabama
The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.
Blairsville, Georgia
Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.
Ogema, Wisconsin
The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.
Paris, Arkansas
A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.
Skanee, Michigan
The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.
Lynn, Indiana
The highest point in Indiana is curated by an Eagle scout but may be in danger of losing its record to a nearby garbage pile.