Paris, France
'Les Spécialistes' Fake Door
This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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.
Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio
Once home to the largest photo service in the United States.
Sintra, Portugal
Quinta da Regaleira
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Lisbon, Portugal
Jerónimos Monastery
Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.
Lisbon, Portugal
Rhinoceros of Belém Tower
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Porto, Portugal
Sao Bento Station
Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.
Porto, Portugal
Livraria Lello
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Washington, D.C.
Alferd Packer Cannibal Plaque
A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.
Washington, D.C.
Renwick Gallery
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.
Washington, D.C.
Tudor Place
A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.
Tacoma, Washington
Spanish Steps
A Roman holiday is closer than you think when you use this 1916 staircase inspired by Rome's Piazza di Spagna.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma Union Station
Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.
Portland, Oregon
Paxton Gate PDX
Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Site of the Japanese WWII Surrender
A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
Hickam Air Base Scars
The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Iolani Palace
The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Bishop Museum
This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.
Koror, Palau
Jellyfish Lake
An isolated dive site teeming with cnidarians.
Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands
Taga Beach
A crystal clear beach surrounded by beautiful coral reefs.
Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands
House of Taga
In ancient times, these fallen standing stones supported a massive house.
Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands
Atomic Bomb Loading Pits
The pits used to load the nuclear bombs onto the aircraft that dropped them over Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II.
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Old Japanese Lighthouse
An abandoned lighthouse off the beaten path, one of the few surviving pre-World War II Japanese structures, offers a beautiful view.
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Abandoned La Fiesta Mall
Once a popular hangout spot this huge mall was left to ruin after economic crash.
