Humboldt County, California
Avenue of the Giants
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Bear Creek, North Carolina
Devil’s Tramping Ground
A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
The Last Shell Oil Clamshell Station
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Big Rock Nature Preserve
These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.
Nashville, Tennessee
Concrete Parthenon
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Asheville, North Carolina
Biltmore Estate's Secret Passages
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
Hinsdale, New Hampshire
Northfield Drive-In Theater
This New England drive-in was built to straddle the border between two states.
Sonoma, California
Location of the Microsoft Windows XP Default Wallpaper
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
Permanently Closed
Arlington, Virginia
Pentagon Hot Dog Stand
Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.
Washington, D.C.
Abandoned Drawbridge Control Room
The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.
New York, New York
C. O. Bigelow Apothecary
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
New York, New York
Jefferson Market Library
Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
New York, New York
Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Brooklyn, New York
New York Transit Museum
Ride the subways of yesteryear.
London, England
The Tower Ravens
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
Rose Hill, North Carolina
Mother Vine Scuppernong Wine
This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.
Los Angeles, California
La Brea Tar Pits Dragonfly Fossils
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Glendale Springs, North Carolina
Church of the Frescoes
Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wanamaker Grand Court Organ
The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.
Greensboro, North Carolina
Site of the Woolworth Lunch Counter Sit-in
This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.
London, England
The Churchill War Rooms
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
San Francisco, California
The Shipwrecks at Land's End
A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.
San Francisco, California
Buena Vista Park Tombstones
Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.
London, England
Whispering Gallery at St Paul’s Cathedral
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
