Austin, Texas
Curia Arcanum
This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Austin, Texas
This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.
Waco, Texas
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."
Dolores, Colorado
Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.
Boston, Massachusetts
Radical Bookstore and Community Space.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Atlanta, Georgia
An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.
San Francisco, California
A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.
San Francisco, California
The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.
San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.
Boston, Massachusetts
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.
Salem, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Austin, Texas
Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.
New York, New York
A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.
Austin, Texas
A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.
Washington, D.C.
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.
Austin, Texas
DIY collection of eclectic holdings.
New Orleans, Louisiana
If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?
Chicago, Illinois
A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.
Salem, Massachusetts
Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.