Sydney, Australia
Australian Monument to the Great Irish Famine
A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Sydney, Australia
A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.
Washington, D.C.
The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.
Brooklyn, New York
Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.
Brooklyn, New York
One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.
Brooklyn, New York
A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This ordinary-looking mailbox has a rather explosive history.
Norway
Norway's chilly all ice-instrument festival.
San Francisco, California
This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.
London, England
The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.
Edmonton, Alberta
This is one of the last remaining theatres in Canada to feature an Art Moderne architectural style.
Dallas, Texas
This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.
Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Featuring the largest CinemaScope screen in Pennsylvania, this drive-in has entertained moviegoers for more than half a century.
Beirut, Lebanon
This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.
Lake Placid, New York
It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.
Lake Placid, New York
This memorial in the Adirondack wilderness honors the accidental death of a Scottish entrepreneur.
Lincolnshire, England
This century-old cinema is complete with musical interludes and boasts a rare projection system.
Merv, Turkmenistan
This famed Silk Road oasis was one of the largest cities in the world before it was destroyed by a Mongol horde.
Woodhall Spa, England
This tiny shoe shop claims to be the smallest store of its kind in Britain.
Valletta, Malta
The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.
San Agustín Etla, Mexico
Pause in an abandoned hydroelectric station, now overrun with wildlife, to consider a thought-provoking poem.
London, England
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Where a Japanese government official issued transit visas to Jews fleeing from Nazi-occupied Poland.
Carthage, Missouri
When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.
Buxton, England
These unique stepping stones hug a river's edge to take hikers on a journey through a limestone gorge.