San Francisco, California
Westin St. Francis Hotel
Only hotel where you can legally launder money.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
San Francisco, California
Palace of Fine Arts
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Washington, D.C.
Site of the Union Station Train Crash
A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.
Arlington, Virginia
The Graves of Robert E. Lee's Garden
Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.
Baltimore, Maryland
Phoenix Shot Tower
Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.
Barnegat Light, New Jersey
Grave of Sinbad the Dog
A granite monument honors a beloved World War II canine mascot.
Holmdel, New Jersey
Holmdel Horn Antenna
Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room
Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.
Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten
Maho Beach
Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.
Cooperstown, New York
The Cardiff Giant
A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.
Howes Cave, New York
Howe Caverns
Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?
Port Jervis, New York
The Hawks Nest
A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.
Milford, Pennsylvania
Grey Towers
One of the U.S. Forest Service's only mansions is outfitted with a dinner table for floating food.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.
Barryville, New York
Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct Suspension Bridge
Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.
Hyde Park, New York
The Hyde Park Vanderbilt Mansion
"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."
New Windsor, New York
Storm King Art Center
100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.
New York, New York
Jeffrey's Hook Light
Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.
New York, New York
President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
New York, New York
New York Cancer Hospital
This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.
New York, New York
The Old McGraw-Hill Building
Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.
New York, New York
One Times Square
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
New York, New York
Toynbee Tiles
Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
