Rome, Italy
Quartiere Coppedè
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Rome, Italy
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
Washington, D.C.
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Civita, Italy
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Luras, Italy
At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.
Zakinthos, Greece
Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Saltville, Virginia
This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
Bethlehem, Connecticut
These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.
Washington, D.C.
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
Tring, England
Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.
Chicago, Illinois
A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.
Paris, France
Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.
California
An improbable creek near Death Valley, not far from the oldest surviving Euro-American structure in the Mojave Desert.
Pleasantville, New York
This giant rock arrived at this quiet park thousands of years ago on the back of a massive glacier.
Madison, New Hampshire
A very big rock just plopped down in the New England woods.
Baker, Nevada
A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.
Israel
This amazing ancient cave was kept secret for seven years to protect it from the public.
Tulelake, California
Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway every year.
Woodstock, New Hampshire
These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.
Padua, Italy
The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."
Budapest, Hungary
A stunning Art Nouveau cinema in the heart of Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.
Washington Island, Wisconsin
This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.