Pineville, Kentucky
Chained Rock
This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
The Prophet of Oak Ridge's Grave
John Hendrix predicted the creation of the "Secret City" built as part of the Manhattan Project.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
B-1 Flat Top in Oak Ridge
One of the Cemestos prefab homes built to secretly house thousands of Manhattan Project workers.
Trenton, Tennessee
Trenton Teapot Museum
The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.
Memphis, Tennessee
Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art
The "Jade Museum" is full of thousands of intricately carved works of art made from various precious stones.
Townsend, Tennessee
The Great Smoky Mountains' 'Missing Link'
In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Elkmont Historic District
An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.
Sparta, Tennessee
Virgin Falls Pocket Wilderness
Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Oak Ridge "The Secret City"
The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.
Boston, Massachusetts
Skinny House
Narrowest house in Boston.
Boston, Massachusetts
Old North Church
The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
Boston, Massachusetts
Great Boston Molasses Flood Plaque
The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.
Salem, Massachusetts
Joshua Ward House
This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.
Salem, Massachusetts
Herb Mackey's Metal Sculpture Yard
One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.
Bonner Springs, Kansas
Barbed Wire Collection
Hundreds of samples of "Devil's Rope" hide in a defunct vintage elevator.
Cardiff, Wales
Dead Man's Alley
This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.
Caerleon, Wales
Caerleon Amphitheatre
This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Monticello's Vegetable Garden and Fruitery
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
Charlottesville, Virginia
University of Virginia's Seven Society
The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.
Washington, D.C.
Peacock Room
This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.
Washington, D.C.
Zero Milestone
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
Washington, D.C.
Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Mini Monument
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
