New Orleans, Louisiana
Metairie Cemetery
New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.
Washington, D.C.
Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.
Cleveland, Ohio
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Chicago, Illinois
A Bibliophile's Dream.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
Boston, Massachusetts
This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
New York, New York
A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Boston, Massachusetts
This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.
Laurel, Maryland
This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Washington, D.C.
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
Chicago, Illinois
A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.
Atlanta, Georgia
Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.