Seattle, Washington
Gum Wall
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Saturnia, Italy
Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.
Vatican City
If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Stromboli, Italy
A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.
Stromboli, Italy
A petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli Volcano.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Alexandria, Virginia
An original apothecary from 1792.
Alexandria, Virginia
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Florence, Italy
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Monaco
Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Arquà Petrarca, Italy
A modest museum in the final home of Italian poet and father of modern Italian, Francesco Petrarca.
Verona, Italy
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
New York, New York
Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
San Gimignano, Italy
These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.
Castelnovo ne' Monti, Italy
An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.
Brooklyn, New York
Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.
New York, New York
A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.