Antarctica
Mawson's Huts
These abandoned huts still hold the remains of an early 20th century Australian researcher's work.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Antarctica
These abandoned huts still hold the remains of an early 20th century Australian researcher's work.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Antarctica
One of the world's southernmost bars.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's old airport.
Helsingør, Denmark
Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Sydney, Australia
One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.
Iqaluit, Nunavut
This igloo-shaped landmark in Iqaluit serves as the seat of the Diocese of the Arctic.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.
Parkes, Australia
This giant dish located in a sheep paddock was the primary receiver of Apollo 11 TV transmissions.
Antofagasta Province, Chile
In the most arid desert on the planet, the world's leading telescope allows astronomers to see more than has ever been seen before.
Ekerö, Sweden
18th century opera in its original splendor.
Waldeck, Germany
A century-long search for a church that was never there.
Feucht, Germany
Small museum dedicated to one of the founding fathers of modern astronautics.
Waldeck, Germany
As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.
Templin, Germany
The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.
Nördlingen, Germany
A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Offaly, Ireland
Behemoth, cannon-like telescope operated by generations of Irish earls.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Landrethun-le-Nord, France
Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.
Culver City, California
A modern day curiosity cabinet.
Santorini, Greece
A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.
Helsinki, Finland
An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.