Washington, D.C.
Riggs Library
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
Old Stone House
The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.
Brooklyn, New York
Vinegar Hill
Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.
Washington, D.C.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Washington, D.C.
Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Book Tower
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.
Washington, D.C.
Ben's Chili Bowl Mural
A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.
Berlin, Germany
Führerbunker Parking Lot
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Victory Column
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Erfurt, Germany
Krämerbrücke
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Wuppertal, Germany
Schwebebahn Wuppertal
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Goslar, Germany
Brusttuch House
A peculiar trapezoidal building covered with wonderful humorous reliefs.
Goslar, Germany
Goslar Nail Head
This strange sculpture is an enigmatic icon of this medieval German town.
Dusseldorf, Germany
Rheinturm
This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.
Dusseldorf, Germany
The Gehry Buildings of Dusseldorf Harbor
Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.
Cologne, Germany
Cologne's Love Locks Bridge
Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
Cologne, Germany
St. Petersglocke
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.
Nuremberg, Germany
Nuremberg Castle
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Nuremberg, Germany
Ehekarussell
This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.
Nuremberg, Germany
The Kongresshalle, Nuremberg
This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.
Schwangau, Germany
Neuschwanstein Castle
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Kassel, Germany
Walter De Maria's Vertical Earth Kilometer
A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.
Kassel, Germany
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
