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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

Venetian Room

This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Yarmouth, Massachusetts

The Edward Gorey House

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Svartifoss

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Dampo

Sanjūsangen-dō

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

Josh

Domus Aurea

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

emdrichardson

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The Martyr Murals at Santo Stefano Rotondo

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

CadaverFormosus

Added by CadaverFormosus

Bensalem, Pennsylvania

Wat Mongkoltepmunee

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

davidwomalley

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Ischia di Castro, Italy

Eremo di Poggio Conte (Poggio Conte Hermitage)

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.

LatiumMirabile

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Santa Terezinha, Brazil

Chapada das Mesas National Park

High plateaus and beautiful waterfalls frame this ecologically significant nature preserve.

rebeccaclara

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Liwale, Tanzania

Selous Game Preserve

The largest game reserve in Africa is home to thousands of species but refuses to house humans.

daneder

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Pak Ou's Caves

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

esmetravels

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Colossi of Memnon

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Buduruwagala, Sri Lanka

Buduruwagala

Seven beautiful 1,000-year-old rock-cut Buddhist statues.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi