New Orleans, Louisiana
Napoleon House
A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.
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Places I've been
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New Orleans, Louisiana
LaLaurie Mansion
This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jean Lafitte's Old Absinthe House
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Café Lafitte in Exile
One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.
Mexico City, Mexico
Dulcería de Celaya
Sample sweets at an Art Nouveau candy shop that's been in business since 1874.
Mexico City, Mexico
Café La Habana
This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.
Ottawa, Ontario
Vietnamese Commemorative Monument
A 1995 memorial acknowledges the tremendous contributions of Vietnamese refugees to Canada.
New York, New York
One Times Square
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
Montreal, Québec
Jackie Robinson Mural
This public art pays homage to the baseball legend and civil rights icon and his time in Montreal.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnehaha Falls
This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.
Washington, D.C.
'Ginevra de’ Benci' Portrait
The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.
Banff, Alberta
Banff Park Museum
The oldest natural history museum in western Canada houses more than 5,000 vintage botanical and zoological specimens.
Washington, D.C.
First Teddy Bear
The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.
Washington, D.C.
Starship Enterprise NCC-1701
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
Washington, D.C.
Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
Urubamba, Peru
Wiñay Wayna
These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
Urubamba, Peru
Skylodge
Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.
Cusco, Peru
Chinchilla Last Supper
A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.
Lima, Peru
Francisco Pizarro Statue
A monument to the conquistador became increasingly controversial in the very city that he founded.
Lima, Peru
Convento de San Francisco Ossuary
The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.
Cusco, Peru
Coricancha
A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.
Cusco, Peru
The Twelve-Angled Stone
This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.
Cusco, Peru
Sacsayhuamán
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
