New York, New York
Power Station
One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.
Porto, Portugal
This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.
Rochester, New York
The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.
Monticello, Utah
Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.
Yazd, Iran
Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.
York, Maine
New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.
New York, New York
This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.
Kerhonkson, New York
"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.
El PeƱol, Colombia
A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.
Elmira, New York
The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.
Santa Catalina, Colombia
The caldera of this mini-volcano has been turned into a naturally heated mud bath.
Langhirano, Italy
Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.
Bang Muang Mai, Thailand
This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.
Colma, California
The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.
New York, New York
The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.
New York, New York
A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.
Abang, Indonesia
Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.
Husavik, Iceland
Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.
Vulcan, Alberta
Live long and prosper in Vulcan, Alberta.
Mutsu, Japan
This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.
Yosemite National Park, California
A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.
Dublin, Texas
This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.
Qesm Hurghada, Egypt
A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.