Bird Island, North Carolina
Kindred Spirit Mailbox
A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Bird Island, North Carolina
A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.
Queens, New York
Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.
Dublin, Ohio
The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.
Deming, New Mexico
A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.
Quemado, New Mexico
In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Rome, Italy
Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.
San Martino della Battaglia, Italy
The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.
Riola, Italy
Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.
Fregene, Italy
This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.
Modena, Italy
This ultra-modern burial building would have stacked the dead like a giant filing cabinet.
Pistoia, Italy
A memorial to Brazil's little-known role in World War II.
Chios, Greece
Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.
Porto, Portugal
Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.
West Baden Springs, Indiana
A historic hotel library in Indiana hides more than a few secrets on its shelves.
Rockville, Maryland
The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.
Washington, D.C.
A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.
Washington, D.C.
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.
Washington, D.C.
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
Washington, D.C.
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
Washington, D.C.
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
Nashville, Tennessee
At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.
New York, New York
This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.