Richmond, Virginia
The Grand Kugel
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Dearborn, Michigan
The Hallmark Collection at the Henry Ford Museum
A comprehensive archive of Hallmark Holiday ornaments.
Dearborn, Michigan
Owl Night Lunch Wagon
Little did a museum know, they possessed the last-known lunch wagon in existence.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
West Side Book Shop
For books about travel, whether factual or fictional, the perfect antiquarian does exist.
Cleveland, Ohio
The Thinker
This Rodin sculpture in Cleveland bears the lasting marks of a 1970 bombing.
Cleveland, Ohio
Steamship William G. Mather
This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."
Washington, D.C.
John Ericsson Memorial
National Mall monument to the inventor of the screw propeller.
Washington, D.C.
National Archives Vault
An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.
Washington, D.C.
Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
Washington, D.C.
First Teddy Bear
The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.
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.
Misspelling at the Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center
Experience the pivotal Civil War battle at this interactive museum.
St Ignace, Michigan
Castle Rock
This nearly 200-foot tall limestone stack offers visitors amazing views and a chance to meet Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.
Locust Grove, Virginia
Grave of Stonewall Jackson's Arm
The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.
Sharon, Pennsylvania
Buhl Park Golf Course
A nine-hole golf course in Pennsylvania hasn't charged a greens fee since its founding in 1914.
Canton, Ohio
Ida McKinley’s Tiara
How did a former First Lady's tiara wind up being sold to a pawn shop on reality TV?
Canton, Ohio
William McKinley Memorial
The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.
Canton, Ohio
McKinley Presidential Library & Museum
Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Jennie Wade House
Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg Cyclorama
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
Alexandria, Virginia
Mount Vernon Slave Cemetery
The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Mount Trashmore
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg Arboretum’s National Champion Trees
Some of the largest trees of their kinds exist throughout Williamsburg’s historic core.
