Washington, D.C.
NIST Newton Apple Tree
A clone of a cloned tree that was so important it allegedly had its own guards.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
A clone of a cloned tree that was so important it allegedly had its own guards.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Niland, California
An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.
Turner, Oregon
This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Washington, D.C.
Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.
Washington, D.C.
Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.
Washington, D.C.
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Washington, D.C.
A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
Florence, Italy
An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
Cairo, Egypt
Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.
Luxor, Egypt
This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Hilo, Hawaii
Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.