Rhinebeck, New York
Wilderstein Mansion
The life of one of FDR's possible mistresses is preserved in her palatial Hudson Valley mansion.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Rhinebeck, New York
The life of one of FDR's possible mistresses is preserved in her palatial Hudson Valley mansion.
Red Hook, New York
A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.
Buffalo, New York
A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."
Vieques, Puerto Rico
On this Puerto Rican island, many abandoned naval ammunition bunkers sit open while a few have been padlocked by locals as personal storage.
Manatí, Puerto Rico
The short hike is worth the stunning views and crystal blue waters of a secluded beach.
Boston, Massachusetts
A memorial to Chinese freedom in the city where American freedom was born.
Washington, D.C.
The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.
Washington, D.C.
Helen Keller once broke ground on this historic center for the study of technologies to benefit the hearing impaired.
Washington, D.C.
This forgotten boat elevator was an engineering marvel in its heyday.
Washington, D.C.
A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.
Washington, D.C.
A diminutive plaque recalls the treetop sniper who almost killed Abe Lincoln.
Washington, D.C.
The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.
Tremont, Maine
One of the country's best automotive museums and home to one of the first motor vehicles.
Rumford, Maine
Plaque remembering the 18th century forced relocation of Acadians.
Waltham, Massachusetts
A steampunk wonderland that preserves America's history of industrial innovation.
Concord, Massachusetts
One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.
Lincoln, Massachusetts
No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.
Lincoln, Massachusetts
This location holds the truth to what truly happened that faithful night.
Waianae, Hawaii
This coastal cavern is associated with the Hawaiian god of creation.
Waialua, Hawaii
This iconic location, shrouded in mystery and nostalgia and still an active YMCA camp, was the setting for the Dharma Barracks in the hit TV series 'Lost.'
Honolulu, Hawaii
The last standing piece of a famous Honolulu landmark.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawai'i's oldest wooden house was shipped around Cape Horn from Boston in 1820.
Aiea, Hawaii
A unique collection of Western and Japanese-style graves.
Honolulu County, Hawaii
This airstrip atoll is uninhabited by humans, but absolutely full of birds.