Iceland
The Eggs of Merry Bay
These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Iceland
These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.
London, England
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
Winters, California
The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.
Osaka, Japan
A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.
Isles of Scilly, England
At high tide, the base of the lighthouse covers practically every inch of the island.
Whitehaven, England
Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.
Palm Desert, California
A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.
Havana, Cuba
No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.
Nice, France
The construction of a tram line unveiled hidden remnants of the old medieval city.
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
This jail once controlled by the Japanese military now sits abandoned on a remote Pacific island.
Carnoët, France
A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.
Rome, Georgia
World's largest college campus includes a wildlife sanctuary and a former movie set on more than 28,000 acres.
Marietta, Georgia
This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.
Alpharetta, Georgia
A man's home is his castle.
Cartersville, Georgia
These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.
White, Georgia
One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Berlin, Germany
A brush maker used his factory to protect blind Jews from the Gestapo.
Berlin, Germany
A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.
Berlin, Germany
A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.
Berlin, Germany
A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.