Washington, D.C.
The Portrait Monument
Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.
Sterling, Virginia
This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.
Williamsburg, Virginia
America's first public mental health facility.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Padua, Italy
Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.
Boston, Massachusetts
Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
London, England
A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.
Florence, Italy
In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.
Florence, Italy
Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.
Corolla, North Carolina
Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.
Nags Head, North Carolina
This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.
Winslow, Arizona
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.
Richmond, Virginia
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
Richmond, Virginia
A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.
Alexandria, Virginia
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.
Miami Beach, Florida
Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.
Miami, Florida
Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.
Boston, Massachusetts
This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.
Homosassa, Florida
Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.