Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Glacial Potholes
Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.
Deerfield, Massachusetts
Mass Grave of 48 colonists killed in a raid by Native Americans and the French in 1704.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.
Amherst, Massachusetts
A unique collection of more than 250 rocks and minerals located on a university campus.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.
Salem, New York
This sprawling art park is filled with sculptures, nature trails, and art workshops.
Petersburg, New York
This locally-famous crevasse in New York State is icy all year round.
Lake Placid, New York
It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.
Hancock, Vermont
An ancient glacial pothole waterfall in the heart of the Green Mountains.
Huntington, Vermont
Wood carving meets bird conservation at this museum showcasing the life's work of one man.
Paxton, Nebraska
What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.
Red Feather Lakes, Colorado
A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.
Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.
Kearney, Nebraska
A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.
Brunswick, Maine
This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.
Freeport, Maine
When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.
Sandia Park, New Mexico
"I did this all while you were watching TV."
Houston, Texas
A shrine to the royal lord of all cacti.
Houston, Texas
Beer lover's can-covered house.
Houston, Texas
A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.
Houston, Texas
At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.
Houston, Texas
Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.
Houston, Texas
One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.
Brackettville, Texas
Remembering the Alamo with a full-scale replica of the 1836 city.