Baltimore, Maryland
Edgar Allan Poe’s Grave
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
St. Gallen, Switzerland
This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.
Baltimore, Maryland
It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.
Leicester, Massachusetts
The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legends.
West Brookfield, Massachusetts
A rock outcropping left by a glacier that made itself useful throughout the centuries.
Foster, Rhode Island
As state highpoints go, this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.
Aberystwyth, Wales
The world's smallest movie theater runs on solar power—an attraction in itself.
Borth, Wales
A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.
Fairbourne, Wales
A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.
Webster, Massachusetts
It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!
Union, Connecticut
This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.
Thira, Greece
A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.
Detroit, Michigan
This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.
Yangzhou Shi, China
Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.
Washington, D.C.
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
Washington, D.C.
A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.
Ponsanooth, England
A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.
Truro, England
Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.
Sydney, Australia
Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.
East Warburton, Australia
Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.
Bronx, New York
This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.
Nagold, Germany
A German town is growing a building out of trees.
Binz, Germany
A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.