Fort Meade, Maryland
Architect of the Capitol Archival Warehouse
A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Fort Meade, Maryland
A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
An overlooked collection of over 350,000 artistic works created by psychiatric patients using art therapy.
Lamas, Peru
A kitschy Italian medieval-style castle incongruously located amidst one of the most historic towns in the Peruvian Amazon.
Toronto, Ontario
The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.
Paris, France
The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.
Midrand, South Africa
A giant concrete Brutalist water tower in suburban Johannesburg.
Gemert, Netherlands
The Netherlands is home to a bridge printed out of reinforced concrete.
Antarctica
The remains of a doomed Antarctic plane, buried beneath layers of ice and snow, await those willing to do a bit of digging.
Denver, Colorado
A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.
Prague, Czechia
Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.
Ohrdruf, Germany
Made from trees and then abandoned, this fence is still growing along a path in Germany.
Windhoek, Namibia
A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.
Lospalos, Timor-Leste
These sacred totem houses connect the Fatakulu people with the spirits of their ancestors.
Truckee, California
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
Altivole, Italy
A visionary Italian architect created an impressive cluster of concrete structures for a family's private tomb.
Kansas City, Missouri
A cave 150 feet beneath Kansas City is the perfect climate for growing 10,000 delicate orchids.
Hawarden, Wales
At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Football field-sized microalgae production tanks on the Hawaiian coast create a stunning view from space.
Marmore, Italy
Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.
East Molesey, England
The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.
Rabat, Malta
The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.
Windsor, England
All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.