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rotondijessica

Writer. Editor. Content Strategist. My book about my family's 36-year search to bring a missing son home from the Secret War in Laos will be published by Unnamed Press in spring 2020. My work has appeared in Glamour, Greatist, Essence, Digiday, Forbes, The Huffington Post, and Refinery29, and has been translated into French and German. I'm a graduate of Brown University, where I received a research grant to conduct an oral history project on World War II. Last trip: Japan. Next trip: Joshua Tree.

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New York, New York

Dream House

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

seanmattison

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Bangkok, Thailand

Erawan Shrine

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

Kevin Lo

Added by Kevin Lo

Berlin, Germany

Badeschiff

Floating swimming pool within a moored vessel.

Added by Tawsam

Mexico City, Mexico

Mercado San Juan

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

Rose Annis

Added by Rose Annis

Haukadalur Geothermal Field

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Gullfoss (Golden Falls)

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

RHyzer

Added by RHyzer

Barcelona, Spain

Casa Batlló

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

isidrond

Added by isidrond

Vientiane, Laos

COPE Visitor Centre

In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.

jacksonhotaling

Added by jacksonhotaling

Mikonos, Greece

Terrace of the Lions

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

philoursmars

Added by philoursmars

The Temple of Dionysos

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

emdrichardson

Added by emdrichardson

Besançon, France

Astronomical Clock of Besançon

One of the world's most complex timepieces.

mrobscurity

Added by mrobscurity

Tenryu-Ji Shrine's Bamboo Trail

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

Added by bebeto

Nishiki Market

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

clairedinhut

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