Madrid, Spain
The Sun on The Floor of La Puerta del Sol
This little sun pays homage to a massive gate that once stood at this location.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Madrid, Spain
This little sun pays homage to a massive gate that once stood at this location.
Madrid, Spain
This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.
Madrid, Spain
A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.
Madrid, Spain
Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.
Madrid, Spain
Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.
Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania
Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming
The same security that protects our nukes accidentally protected a gentle herd of antelope.
Phoenix, Arizona
A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.
Joshua Tree, California
This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.
New Orleans, Louisiana
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
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.
Petersburg, Kentucky
A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Union, Kentucky
A life-sized recreation of the megafauna that once roamed this region is a feature at the birthplace of American paleontology.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The last street in Pittsburgh that's paved with wood.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.
Cleveland, Ohio
Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.
Chelsea, Québec
The remains of a paranoid inventor's hidden workshop lie in beautiful ruins amidst a Canadian park.