Civita, Italy
Civita di Bagnoregio
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Civita, Italy
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Frankfurt, Germany
The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.
Singapore
The highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore looks like a series of undulating waves rising between two public parks.
London, England
A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.
London, England
It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.
London, England
A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.
London, England
These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.
London, England
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
London, England
The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.
Devens, Massachusetts
A tribute to the couples who brave long periods of separation during wartime.
La Ferté-sur-Chiers, France
This striking fort on the Maginot Line looks just as it did after being destroyed in the Fall of France.
Berlin, Germany
A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.
Key West, Florida
Near the ruins of a Civil War coastal fortress lies the only known African refugee cemetery in the United States.
Delices, Dominica
This mountaintop lake bubbles and steams in a perpetual boil, thanks to its direct link to the Earth's interior.
Atkinson, Dominica
A flower grows on this giant stone that is said be able to control minds.
Morne-A-l'Eau, Guadeloupe
At first glance, little checkered structures on the hillside look like they house the living, not the dead.
Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
A stone circle on the slopes of a Caribbean volcano commemorates the leader of an anti-slavery uprising.
Bonampak, Mexico
Three small rooms in the jungle house the most elaborate and intact murals of the Mayan world.
Mexico City, Mexico
This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.
Mexico
The Acropolis of this little-visited Mayan archaeological site offers great views of Chiapas’s Lake District.
Chumkopó, Mexico
A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.
Cancún, Mexico
A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.
Tulum, Mexico
An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.
Puerto Morelos, Mexico
Still standing despite its considerable slant, this tilted lighthouse has become a local symbol of resilience.