Luxor, Egypt
Colossi of Memnon
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Dandarah, Egypt
Hathor Temple
One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.
Dandarah, Egypt
Dendera Light
Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.
Broad Run, Virginia
Ruins of the Chapman Beverley Mill
This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.
Cairo, Egypt
Cairo’s Garbage City
Slum Settlement Filled With Mountains of Garbage.
Cairo, Egypt
Nilometer
An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.
Cairo, Egypt
Cairo's City of the Dead
In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.
Cairo, Egypt
Monastery of Saint Simon
The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.
Aswan, Egypt
Unfinished Obelisk
The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.
Nagoa Ash Shatb, Egypt
Temple of Kom Ombo
One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.
Jerash, Jordan
The Ruins of Jerash
Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.
Toledo, Ohio
Blair Museum of Lithophanes
This unique collection collects pieces of art etched into thin pieces of stone.
Toledo, Ohio
Art Tatum Celebration Column
A 30-foot stack of piano keys memorializes one of the greatest keys players in jazz history.
Mansfield, Ohio
Ohio State Reformatory
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Mansfield, Ohio
Mansfield Memorial Museum
The permanent home of Elektro, the celebrity automaton of the 1939 World's Fair.
Oldtown, Maryland
Paw Paw Tunnel
Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.
Rome, Italy
Campo de Fiori
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Rome, Italy
Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Washington, D.C.
Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
Washington, D.C.
The Dupont Underground
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
Washington, D.C.
Maine Avenue Fish Market
The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.
Washington, D.C.
Man Controlling Trade
A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.
Washington, D.C.
Cher Ami
A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.
Washington, D.C.
Sergeant Stubby
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
