Paris, France
Père Lachaise Cemetery
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Melbourne, Australia
Raising the Rattler Pole
Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.
Kamianets'-podil's'kyi, Ukraine
Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle
This Ukranian fortress is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in Europe.
Sofia, Bulgaria
National Palace of Culture
A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.
Belgrade, Serbia
Museum of Yugoslavia
A museum dedicated to the former country.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Freiburg Bächle
These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.
Gdańsk, Poland
Ruins at Westerplatte
The site of the first battle of World War II.
Kaliningrad, Russia
Fort No. 5 "Friedrich Wilhelm III"
This monument commemorates the soldiers who fought for 16 hours straight to penetrate this concrete fort.
Kaliningrad, Russia
Kaliningrad Oblast
A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.
Virolahti, Finland
Abandoned Bunkers of Salpalinja
Fortifications built for a Soviet invasion that never came now sit abandoned in a losing battle against nature.
Klaipėda, Lithuania
Memel-Nord Museum
A WWII museum that tries to reenact history.
Riga, Latvia
'Sam'
This statue is dedicated to the animal cosmonauts that perished during space flight experiments.
Valaste, Estonia
Valaste Waterfall
This stunning limestone waterfall is the highest in Estonia.
Tallinn, Estonia
Raeapteek
The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.
Seattle, Washington
Fremont Troll
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Riga, Latvia
Jauniela (New Street)
This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.
Chicago, Illinois
'Ten Thousand Ripples'
Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.
Los Angeles, California
Venice of America Canals
After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.
Seattle, Washington
Denny Substation
The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.
Seattle, Washington
Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.
Seattle, Washington
Edith Macefield's House
The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.
Seattle, Washington
Gas Works Park
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Seattle, Washington
Fremont Bridge
From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle Meowtropolitan Cat Café
Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.
