Wichita Falls, Texas
Newby-McMahon Building
World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.
Places I've been
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Wichita Falls, Texas
World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.
Los Angeles, California
First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This plaque is dedicated to one-half of the Magliozzi brothers and their hit radio show, 'Car Talk.'
Boston, Massachusetts
A dedication plaque on this Boston tunnel is a microcosm of a massive, controversy-laden construction project.
Boston, Massachusetts
These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.
East Providence, Rhode Island
An ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.
Newport, Rhode Island
You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.
Newport, Rhode Island
Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.
Newport, Rhode Island
Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.
Newport, Rhode Island
Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.
Newport, Rhode Island
The home of the artist credited with introducing the tomato to the American diet.
Newport, Rhode Island
An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.
Newport, Rhode Island
A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.
Newport, Rhode Island
Designed to not only to represent the history of the local community but also, the future.
Boston, Massachusetts
A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.
Boston, Massachusetts
The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Final resting place of the author who wrote the ghost story "The Turn of the Screw," and his brother, the Harvard doctor and paranormal investigator.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.
Watertown, Massachusetts
The final resting place of a suffragist author.
Boston, Massachusetts
This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.
Houston, Texas
There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...
Houston, Texas
Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.
Houston, Texas
A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.