Berlin, Germany
Soviet Graffiti in the Reichstag
The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Berlin, Germany
The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.
Victoria, British Columbia
This small beach park is littered with a collection of unique driftwood sculptures.
Prelate, Saskatchewan
These little-known sands dunes are a geological anomaly in Saskatchewan's southern prairies.
Saskatchewan
The most northerly active sand dunes in the world have some very rare botanical residents.
Sooke, British Columbia
A crumbling cliffside ruin hidden in the woods.
Jeju-si, South Korea
A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.
Gyeongju, South Korea
An early Korean refrigerator.
Punta Arenas, Chile
The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
You can swim in these highly salty, mesmerizingly blue lakes in the Atacama Desert.
Rapa Nui, Chile
This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.
Valparaiso, Chile
What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.
Panguipulli, Chile
This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.
San Francisco, California
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
Bahamas
The site of the earliest colonial settlement in the Bahamas started as a place of religious refuge.
Tateyama-machi, Japan
A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.
Kinokawa, Japan
A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.
Hachimantai, Japan
Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.
Tokyo, Japan
Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.
Wadsworth, Illinois
A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.
Bedford, Indiana
One-layer pyramid in Indiana.
Xicotepec de Juárez, Mexico
A tribute to a local delicacy and the women who prepare and sell it.
Angahuan, Mexico
This church, buried halfway in lava rock, is all that remains of a Mexican village destroyed by a volcano.
Qatar
A 19th century pearling and fishing village abandoned before Qatar's economic boom.