United States / Canada
United States–Canada Border Slash
The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
United States / Canada
The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.
Plains, Georgia
This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.
Fraserburgh, Scotland
An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.
Giessen, Germany
An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.
Birobidzhan, Russia
Fascinating early attempt at a Jewish autonomous settlement.
Harbin, China
An impactful museum ensures notorious war crimes disguised as "medical experimentation" won't soon be forgotten.
Yagodninsky District, Russia
Siberian ghost town built by gulag prisoners.
Oymyakonsky District, Russia
The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.
Ayano-Maysky District, Russia
Five mile wide circular ring of rock in the Russian Far East is a curious geological oddity.
Sakha Republic, Russia
This remote lake in Siberia supposedly contains a fearsome sea monster.
Yakutsk, Russia
The coldest city in the world.
Madrid, Spain
A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.
Moscow, Russia
Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.
Moscow, Russia
This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Moscow, Russia
Legends of time travel and magical woodland creatures bolster the natural charm of this verdant sanctuary in the midst of Moscow.
Dmitrovsky District, Russia
A Marxist summer camp full of fantastical statues lies tucked away and forgotten in the forests of Moscow.
Russia
Monastery complex at the location where bodies of the executed Romanov royal family were discovered.
Cloquet, Minnesota
The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.
Drymen, Scotland
This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.
Istra, Russia
A dormant lightning machine equal to all the power in Russia.
Xilin Gol, China
The largest dinosaurs in the world, kissing above the highway.
Ulaganskiy rayon, Russia
Unusual, mushroom-like rock formations caused by weathering and water erosion, set to disappear, according to geologists.
Turukhansky District, Russia
Stalin's prisoner-built rail line sits in ruin, never having a single car ride its tracks.
Russia
The Uyghur settlement in the middle of a lake continues to raise questions.