Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Statue of Sallie Ann Jarrett
The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.
Hell, Michigan
Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
South Lyon, Michigan
This early 20th-century former train station’s unusual roof shape earned it a rather witchy name.
Annapolis, Maryland
A mural honoring two trailblazing Supreme Court Justices—Thurgood Marshall and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Niles, Illinois
Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.
Washington, D.C.
The house where Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation.
Baltimore, Maryland
Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.
Baltimore, Maryland
This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.
Seoul, South Korea
South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.
Paju, South Korea
Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.
Seoul, South Korea
A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.
Paju, South Korea
South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.
Pohang, South Korea
To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.
Suncheon, South Korea
A Korean village where times stands still.
Paju, South Korea
A large visitor's complex and place of remembrance on the outskirts of the DMZ.
Seoul, South Korea
The name of the only golden Buddhist temple in Korea translates as "the temple that protects the country."
Jingwan-gil, South Korea
An all-female order shares an ancient culinary art with visitors at their mountaintop monastery.
Lorton, Virginia
This church is known as "The Home Church of George Washington and George Mason."
Montreal, Québec
Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.
Montreal, Québec
City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.
Montreal, Québec
A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.
Kansas City, Missouri
This Kansas City studio was home to Walt Disney's first animation business.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.