New York, New York
Rat Rock in Morningside Heights
This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.
Places I've been
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New York, New York
This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.
New York, New York
The "Seinfeld" diner.
Huntsville, Alabama
Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.
Willemstad, Curaçao
Like something out of a pulp adventure, this abandoned plane wreck is slowly being retaken by the Caribbean jungle.
Willemstad, Curaçao
The floor of the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas is entirely covered in sand.
Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
A sanctuary for sickly, stray, or wounded donkeys.
Willemstad, Curaçao
Shipwrecks, ruins, and turtles are all that remain on this haunting Caribbean ghost island.
Jerome, Arizona
A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
San Antonio, Texas
These boots are made for selfies.
Budapest, Hungary
Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.
Budapest, Hungary
This quiet, unassuming spot in Budapest was the birthplace of the bloody 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
Budapest, Hungary
From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.
Budapest, Hungary
Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.
Budapest, Hungary
A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.
Budapest, Hungary
The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.
Budapest, Hungary
A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.
Budapest, Hungary
This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.
Budapest, Hungary
This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
Budapest, Hungary
A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.