New York, New York
Venetian Room
This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Kyoto, Japan
1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.
Rome, Italy
The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.
Rome, Italy
Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.
Ischia di Castro, Italy
A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.
Santa Terezinha, Brazil
High plateaus and beautiful waterfalls frame this ecologically significant nature preserve.
Liwale, Tanzania
The largest game reserve in Africa is home to thousands of species but refuses to house humans.
Pak Ou, Laos
Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.
Luxor, Egypt
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
Buduruwagala, Sri Lanka
Seven beautiful 1,000-year-old rock-cut Buddhist statues.