Boston, Massachusetts
North End "Peninsula"
What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Lake Lure, North Carolina
Lake Lure
Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.
Savannah, Georgia
The Marshall House
An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.
Savannah, Georgia
The Paris Market
This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.
Beaufort, South Carolina
Haint Blue Porch Ceilings
The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
Osceola's Grave
The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.
Walterboro, South Carolina
Walterboro Water Tower
This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.
Washington, D.C.
Man Controlling Trade
A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.
Washington, D.C.
USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
Washington, D.C.
Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
Washington, D.C.
Roman Legionnaire Modesty Shields
Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.
Washington, D.C.
Site of the Union Station Train Crash
A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Pyramid of Kukulcan at Chich'en Itza
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Chichen Itza Chirp
Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
El Caracol
No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.
Valladolid, Mexico
Cenote Zací
If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
Private John Steele Monument
An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
Texas Marker at Pointe Du Hoc Bunker
The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.
London, England
Wolf-God of Woodeaton
A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.
Amesbury, England
Stonehenge
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Salisbury, England
Medieval Clock
The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.
Oxford, England
Martyr's Mark
The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."
