Cairo, Egypt
Cairo's City of the Dead
In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Cairo, Egypt
In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.
Fez, Morocco
Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.
Morocco
Sleepy fishing port not included on many maps.
Essaouira, Morocco
Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.
Province de Tinghir, Morocco
One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Numerous impressive carvings are embedded in the trees lining this street in Marrakech.
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain
Spain's stunning solar energy plant.
Malaga, Spain
This abandoned mansion has a window for every day of the year, and is a temple for ghost hunters.
Ardales, Spain
Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.
Lucena, Spain
Holding the current title of "biggest chair in the world," it stands with little fanfare in Lucena, Spain.
Newport Beach, California
One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.
Bronx, New York
Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.
Gopalpur, India
No cyclone yet has been able to topple this rugged Indian lighthouse.
Sheffield, England
Cemetery established by the Victorians as a solution to the overflowing graveyards.
Min Kun, Myanmar
Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
Helsinki, Finland
An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.
Whistler, British Columbia
The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.
Longview, Washington
This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.
Istanbul, Turkey
The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
Marshall Islands
An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.
Andros, Greece
Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.