Madrid, Spain
Fountain of the Fallen Angel
Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.
1385
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Madrid, Spain
Air Crash
A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.
Madrid, Spain
Sobrino de Botin
The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
The Natural Bridge
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
Hidden J.R.R. Tolkien Quote
Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.
Kensington, Maryland
Washington, D.C. Temple
The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.
Port Tobacco, Maryland
Stagg Hall
One of the earliest and best-preserved buildings in Charles County, Maryland.
Waldorf, Maryland
Dr. Samuel Mudd House Museum
Home of the physician who set the leg of John Wilkes Booth after the Lincoln assassination.
Brandywine, Maryland
McKendree Cemetery
This methodist cemetery is slowly receding into the wilderness along a Maryland highway.
Tikal, Guatemala
Howler Monkeys of Tikal
These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.
Tikal, Guatemala
Spider Monkeys of Tikal
Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.
Tikal, Guatemala
Tikal Temple IV
Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.
Tikal, Guatemala
Archaeologists' Abandoned Camp
The remnants of an archaeological camp stand within Tikal National Park.
Belize
Great Blue Hole
A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.
New York, New York
The Weathermen Townhouse Explosion
A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Babycastles
A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.
New York, New York
'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
New York, New York
The White Horse Tavern
Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.
New York, New York
The Gardens at St. Luke in the Fields
A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.
New York, New York
The Narrowest Building in New York
This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.
New York, New York
American Numismatic Society
Play heads or tails with thousands of different coins.
New York, New York
Spring Street Salt Shed
This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.
New York, New York
The Remnants of Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue
Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.
New York, New York
The Old McGraw-Hill Building
Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.
