Boston, Massachusetts
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (The Gardner)
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Cape Town, South Africa
This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.
Rhinebeck, New York
What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.
Chicago, Illinois
The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.
Chicago, Illinois
An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.
Venice, Italy
The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.
Maqabil, Oman
Groups of prehistoric tombs that dot the mountains of northern Oman.
Banff, Alberta
Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.
Fredericksburg, Texas
Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.
Fort Worth, Texas
Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.
New York, New York
New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.
Cape Town, South Africa
A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.
San Francisco, California
Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.
San Francisco, California
A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.
San Francisco, California
One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.
San Francisco, California
A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.
Helsinki, Finland
An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.
Helsinki, Finland
This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.
Helsinki, Finland
This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.
La Paz, Bolivia
The celebrity luchadores of La Paz are tough ladies in traditional petticoats and braids.