San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
Middle of the World
An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.
Ecuador
A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.
Richfield, Utah
One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
Johns Island, South Carolina
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
White, Georgia
One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.
Savannah, Georgia
An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.
Brooklyn, New York
Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Beacon, New York
Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.
Waterford, Connecticut
Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.
New Hartford, Connecticut
Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?
Key Biscayne, Florida
An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.
Miami Beach, Florida
Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.
Miami Beach, Florida
12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.
Upton, Massachusetts
This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.
Kazan, Russia
This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.
Želízy, Czechia
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Bolivia
This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.
Glasgow, Scotland
The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.
Örencik, Turkey
This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.