Nueva Gerona, Cuba
Presidio Modelo
A series of five defunct panopticon prisons in Cuba.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Nueva Gerona, Cuba
A series of five defunct panopticon prisons in Cuba.
San Francisco, California
The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.
San Francisco, California
A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.
Pristina, Kosovo
A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.
Borgloon, Belgium
Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.
Baku, Azerbaijan
A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.
Prague, Czechia
Microscopic scenes; some call it novelty, some call it art.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
New York, New York
A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.