Baghdad, Iraq
Baghdad Battery in the National Museum of Iraq
A 2200 year old vessel may have been able to keep a charge.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Baghdad, Iraq
A 2200 year old vessel may have been able to keep a charge.
Pachuca de Soto, Mexico
The heart of Pachuca's small museum district pays tribute to a unique figure of Hidalguense history.
Warleggan, England
The tale of this reverend and his parish is colorful in many a way.
Rehovot, Israel
A family recipe is just one of several touches that make this Hebrew headstone special.
Entebbe, Uganda
A monument marks the spot where the first Catholic missionaries arrived in Uganda.
Wuhan, China
This ancient sword lay in a waterlogged tomb for 2,500 years, but managed to remain relatively untarnished and impressively sharp.
Swansea, Wales
Evans's funeral had one of the largest attendances of any funeral in the history of Wales.
Herzberg, Germany
Remains of a huge radio tower.
Carpentras, France
This mysterious sculpture was thought to symbolize a world ravaged by misery.
Dumbleyung, Australia
See the lake and replica where a daredevil broke both world land and water speed records in the same year.
Bass, Australia
"The Wonder From Down Under," a worm shaped museum celebrating the endangered Giant Gippsland earthworm.
Kish, Iran
This steamship has been beautifully rusting off the coast of an Iranian island since the 1960s.
Sundi, São Tomé and Príncipe
This abandoned plantation was once witness to an eclipse that proved Einstein's theory of relativity.
Cape Town, South Africa
Many generations ago, it was said that one could find celestial splendor in a lush meadow not far from this very marker according to the lore of the fictional world Kcymaerxthaere.
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
The crumbling remnants of this 19th-century quarantine hospital hint at the touristy island's darker past.
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
This small fort played a huge role defending Puerto Rico’s capital city.
Loíza, Puerto Rico
Archaeological sites and great food inside the island's largest mangrove forest.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.
Cataño, Puerto Rico
The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
A park where people have been going to feed friendly pigeons since the 18th century
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.