Mexico City, Mexico
Plaza Loreto
One of the world's richest men bought this former paper factory and transformed it into a mall.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Mexico City, Mexico
One of the world's richest men bought this former paper factory and transformed it into a mall.
Siegen, Germany
The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.
New London, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut still holds a grudge against its hometown son who turned traitor and burned the city.
Battle, England
Every fifth of November, effigies of Guy Fawkes are thrown onto bonfires across Great Britain. But this Guy has managed to survive his fiery fate for almost 300 years.
Prague, Czechia
Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.
Bruges, Belgium
The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.
New York, New York
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
Province de Ouarzazate, Morocco
An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."
Ouarzazate, Morocco
World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.
Telouet, Morocco
A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.
Budapest, Hungary
This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.
Padua, Italy
The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.
Paris, France
This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
A tour to spot Scotland's once-vanished birds of prey.
Mudurnu, Turkey
The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.
Vienna, Austria
A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.
Danbury, Connecticut
Star-spangled and 38 feet tall.
Washington, D.C.
Engraved in stone here are the signatures of everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Alar del Rey, Spain
This is not a heritage railway, but when the new high speed line fully opens in 2032, at least part of this magnificent and historic line should be preserved.
London, England
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Egypt
An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.
Lahti, Finland
Every summer, an open-air swimming pool appears at the base of a Finnish city's beloved winter attraction.