Arlington, Virginia
Rosslyn Metro Escalator
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Sultaniye Köyü, Turkey
House of the Virgin Mary
The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.
Selçuk, Turkey
The Public Toilets of Ephesus
The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.
Venice, Italy
The Mad Colored Houses of Burano
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Ston, Croatia
Walls of Ston
Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Orlando's Column in Dubrovnik
An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Dubrovnik Cathedral Treasury (Riznica Katedrale)
A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.
Glenn Dale, Maryland
Glenn Dale Hospital
An FDR-era tuberculosis sanatorium has stood abandoned in the suburbs of the U.S. capital for over 30 years.
Washington, D.C.
The Adams Memorial
A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.
Athens, Greece
The Athenian Agora
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Dubrovnik Maskeron
Gargoyle head that brings good luck.
Heraklion, Greece
Knossos
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Haiti
Citadelle Laferrière
This iconic fortress was once the crown jewel of Haiti's national defense.
Barboursville, Virginia
Barboursville Ruins
The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.
Washington, D.C.
Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
College Station, Texas
Reveille Mascot Cemetery
Resting place of the Texas A&M canine mascots, who watch the game from the grave with their own miniature scoreboard.
Glen Rose, Texas
Dinosaur Valley State Park
Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.
Rome, Italy
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.
Fraser Island, Australia
SS Maheno
WWI hospital ship lost in a cyclone turns up on the coast of Fraser Island, where she remains rusted and forgotten.
Fraser Island, Australia
Lake McKenzie / Boorangoora
The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.
Bowen, Australia
The Big Mango
One of Australia's famed "Big Things," this giant fruit was once stolen as part of a publicity stunt.
Mena Creek, Australia
Paronella Park
A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Christ of the Ozarks
This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."
