Washington, D.C.
Peacock Room
This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Washington, D.C.
This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.
Beverly Hills, California
The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.
Manhattan Beach, California
The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.
Huntsville, Alabama
What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?
Sonoma, California
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
Burlington, Vermont
This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.
Hyde Park, New York
"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."
Paris, France
Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.
Rummu, Estonia
The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.
Decatur, Georgia
Developers built a Walmart around one family's plot and constructed a mausoleum in the parking lot.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!
Bedford, Pennsylvania
This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.
Antarctica
One of the world's southernmost bars.
Realmonte, Italy
"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's old airport.
Morondava, Madagascar
The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.
Schipkau, Germany
The industrial monstrosity known as Bagger 258 is a colossal mining machine built in the DDR - but now left for dead in a German field.
Prague, Czechia
This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.
Asnières-sur-Seine, France
The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.
New York, New York
A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.
Nazca, Peru
Plundered and left asunder by grave robbers, this ancient necropolis has been painstakingly pieced back together.
Tombstone, Arizona
An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.