Chile
Hand of the Desert
A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Chile
A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.
Kondhavli, India
This ancient well once held a top-secret royal meeting chamber.
Old Ziro, India
Hidden in the rain-forests of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India lies the village of Ziro, home to the Apatanis.
Lucknow, India
Inside the dome of this gigantic, Saturn-shaped building is one of the largest planetariums in Asia.
New Delhi, India
This ruined relic of the medieval city of Jahanpanah is a quiet oasis in the middle of New Delhi.
Kolkata, India
For just a few hours each morning, this market serves specialties from the city's shrinking Chinese-Indian community.
Gharapuri, India
An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.
Lloc, Wales
The ruins of a stone tower with alleged (but unlikely) Roman origins.
Berlin, Germany
Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.
Berlin, Germany
This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.
Berlin, Germany
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Milan, Italy
A British Commonwealth cemetery in the heart of Milan, with 421 allied soldiers died during World War II.
Milan, Italy
Saint Borromeo often prayed in this austere crypt during the 16th century.
Milan, Italy
This camera store in Milan holds one of Europe’s largest collections of luxury-antique cameras.
Milan, Italy
In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.
Milan, Italy
Vast network of air raid tunnels beneath Lombardy's capital.
Milan, Italy
This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.
Milan, Italy
This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.
Milan, Italy
"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.
Milan, Italy
This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.
Liverpool, England
Prehistoric sandstone menhir with Early Bronze Age cup and ring markings, also known as Robin Hood's Stone.
Porto, Portugal
Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.
London, England
Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.
London, England
A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.