Nubia, Egypt
The Temple of Abu Simbel
Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Nubia, Egypt
Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.
Qobustan, Azerbaijan
Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.
Denizli Merkez, Turkey
A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.
Kaali, Estonia
Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.
Fars Province, Iran
The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.
Villahermosa, Mexico
This singular broken monument, now housed in a museum, was the cause of a worldwide "Mayan Doomsday" phenomenon.
Oakland, California
A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Mysore, India
Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.
Iceland
This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.
Bodfish, California
One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.
Wahpeton, North Dakota
On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.
Washington, D.C.
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
England
Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.
Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.
Halifax, Massachusetts
A pair of 7-foot legs belonging to the military man of the Mayflower stand jauntily by the side of the road.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
New Washoe City, Nevada
Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.
Nannambra, India
A village in India with a mysteriously high number of twins.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.
Čičmany, Slovakia
A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.
Baku, Azerbaijan
A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.
Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
An ancient temple to the Hindu god Shiva surrounded by jaw-dropping scenery.
Geneva, Illinois
A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.