Amesbury, England
Stonehenge
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
221b Baker Street
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
London, England
Platform 9 3/4
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
New York, New York
Mmuseumm
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
Sidoarjo, Indonesia
The Sidoarjo Mud Volcano
A mud volcano in Indonesia spews out 50,000 cubic meters of mud every day.
Banyuputih, Indonesia
Kawah Ijen
Think you have a tough job? Try carrying 200 kilos through a cloud of sulfur down the side of a volcano.
Abang, Indonesia
Tirta Gangga Water Palace
Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.
Denpasar, Indonesia
Taman Festival
A haunting theme park is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.
Kediri, Indonesia
Tanah Lot
Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.
Mengwi, Indonesia
Ogoh-Ogoh Museum
A small museum full of giant effigies of Bali's demons and monsters.
Harbin, China
Harbin Ice and Snow Festival
One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.
Chongqing, China
Fengdu Ghost City
The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.
Beijing, China
The Forbidden City
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Beijing, China
Chairman Mao Memorial Hall
The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.
Beijing, China
Great Wall of China Slide
Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?
Los Angeles, California
Pink's Hot Dogs
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
Xuzhou, China
Western Han Dynasty Terracotta Warriors Museum
These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.
Shanghai, China
Oriental Pearl Tower
The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
Los Angeles, California
La Brea Tar Pits Dragonfly Fossils
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Beijing, China
Paleozoological Museum of China
A bisected journey through evolution's history in the heart of Beijing.
Luoyang, China
Longmen Grottoes
The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.
Zhengzhou, China
Yan Huang Plaza
350-foot-high emperor faces in China's Yellow River valley.
New York, New York
Statue of Liberty's Original Torch
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
New York, New York
Hamilton Grange
The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.
