Seattle, Washington
'Wake'
This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Seattle, Washington
This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.
Seattle, Washington
An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.
Seattle, Washington
The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.
Seattle, Washington
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
Oak Park, Illinois
After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.
Oak Park, Illinois
The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.
Chicago, Illinois
In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.
Chicago, Illinois
Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.
Chicago, Illinois
A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Chicago, Illinois
This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.
Tucson, Arizona
Browse an impressive collection of passenger and military aircraft dating back to World War II.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Estatua de la Libertad stands discretely on an obscure tangent path in Barrancas de Belgrano.
Lyon, France
The world's first funicular powered by a steam engine.
Boston, Massachusetts
The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.
New York, New York
Wooden pavers represent a 17th-century barrier that gave Wall Street its name.
Barnegat Township, New Jersey
In the heart of the Pine Barrens, entire forests of pitch pines that usually grow 20–90 feet tall only reach six feet in height.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This enormous, elaborate tomb looks oddly out of place next to a suburban Edinburgh bowling club.