Miami, Florida
Monkey Jungle
Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Miami, Florida
Ferdinand Magellan Presidential Railcar
With nickel-steel armor and three-inch thick bullet resistant windows, FDR's train was a rolling fortress.
Miami, Florida
Naval Air Station Richmond
Remains of a massive World War II blimp base, now home to a railroad museum.
Miami Beach, Florida
The Wolfsonian-FIU
Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.
Hallandale Beach, Florida
Pegasus and Dragon
The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.
Key Biscayne, Florida
Cape Florida Lighthouse
Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.
Miami, Florida
The Kampong
This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.
Opa-locka, Florida
Opa-Locka City Hall
America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
Miami, Florida
Miami Circle
A perfect circle of 24 mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric times.
Miami, Florida
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.
Toronto, Ontario
Casa Loma
A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.
Montreal, Québec
Habitat 67
This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.
New York, New York
The Oldest Fence in New York
Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.
New York, New York
African Burial Ground National Monument
This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.
New York, New York
Mmuseumm
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
Riga, Latvia
The Three Brothers
The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.
Riga, Latvia
House of the Blackheads
The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.
Smaliavicki rajon, Belarus
Mound of Glory
A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.
Minski rajon, Belarus
The Stalin Line
Remains of the old fortification along the Western border of the USSR, now an elaborate defense museum.
Minsk, Belarus
National Library of Belarus
Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.
Minsk, Belarus
Site of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' First Congress
The secret meeting held in this building would forever change the world.
Minsk, Belarus
Lee Harvey Oswald's Apartment in Minsk
The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.
Minsk, Belarus
Minsk KFC
Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.
Minsk, Belarus
Isle of Tears
A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.
