Lalibela, Ethiopia
Bete Giyorgis of Lalibela
An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Shendi, Sudan
Meroe Pyramids
These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Peacock Clock
A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.
Moscow, Russia
Fallen Monument Park
A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.
Moscow, Russia
Lubyanka
Former headquarters of the KGB.
Moscow, Russia
Lenin's Mausoleum
This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Moscow, Russia
Museum of Soviet Arcade Games
Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.
Mundaring, Australia
Goldfields Water Supply Scheme
An engineering masterpiece, or “Scheme of Madness?”
Kalamunda, Australia
The Bibbulmun Track
A beautiful hike through national parks, forests and beaches in Western Australia.
Melbourne, Australia
Cow Up a Tree
This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.
Melbourne, Australia
Phar Lap
Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.
Two Rocks, Australia
Atlantis Marine Park
An abandoned marine theme park has created a difficult experiment in dolphin rewilding.
Purnululu, Australia
Bungle Bungle Range
These Australian rock formations look like Martian beehives that have grown up out of the landscape.
Hyden, Australia
Wave Rock
This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.
