Houston, Texas
Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern
A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Houston, Texas
A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Maldonado, Uruguay
Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.
Alert Bay, British Columbia
This towering totem holds the title for the tallest in the world but only according to some.
Jayuya, Puerto Rico
This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
A tomb in this cemetery holds soil from every country in Latin America.
Havana, Cuba
A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.
Concord, New Hampshire
A real-life hidden Easter Egg in New Hampshire's capital city
Nairobi, Kenya
A glass and sculpture wonderland forms an oasis in a remote part of Kenya.
East Haddam, Connecticut
Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.
Waterbury, Connecticut
A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.
Iceland
Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.
Zihuatanejo, Mexico
A notoriously corrupt Chief of Police's deteriorating Greek-themed playhouse.
Zacatecas, Mexico
This grand yet little-visited tomb seems almost carved into the hill it sits on.
Zacatecas, Mexico
Hotel designed around a 16th century Mexican bullring.
Atlanta, Georgia
3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.
Yuchi Township, Taiwan
This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.
Florence, South Carolina
"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
A crypt believed by many Congolese to be a center of black magic.
Qalhat, Oman
This lonely tomb is all that remains of a once-bustling ancient trade hub visited by Marco Polo.
Oman
This remote British Imperial telegraph relay outpost drove men insane.
Pacifica, California
The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.
Mitaka, Japan
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.
Yokohama, Japan
This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.