Forget Roadside America, Let’s Location Scout in “Weird France”
I’ve been yearning to get back across the pond for a good ol’ dose of…
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What became of America’s Drive-Thru Fotomat?
Remember these? Once upon a time, in an era when mankind had to wait an unimaginable…
The Time Capsule Ghost Town waiting to be brought Back to Life
On the north coast of British Columbia in Canada, where the Alaskan border is closer…
Churches and their Hidden Basement Bowling Alleys
Churches have bowling alleys? Yes, they do, but they’re a dying breed. There are thought…
A Love Letter to the Lost World of the Parisian Pneumatic Post
Years before the Paris Métro opened, there was another subterranean transport system rattling away beneath…
Reviving the Abandoned ‘Life of Pi’ Art Deco Pool in Paris
If you ever got around to watching Life of Pi you might recall the hero of the film,…
The Inexplicably Fascinating Secret World of Thomasson
“Thomasson: noun \ to-ma-son \ a preserved architectural relic which serves no purpose”. We’ve all come…
The Forgotten Houseboat Hotels of Kashmir
There was a time when these floating hotels that have rested on the lakes of…
Documenting the Disappearance of Small English Shops
It’s no secret that long before Covid made its way to the English isles, the…
The Resurrection of a Sleeping Art Nouveau Palace
Gatsby’s mansion has nothing on Chateau Laurens. Perched majestically on a river bend on the…
Greetings, from North America’s Uranium Ghost Towns
North America has its own Chernobyl(s). There are gold rush ghost towns, and then there are…
Rocky Horror Picture Show in the Paris Catacombs
For our latest adventure on the Don’t be a Tourist in Paris web series, we…