Washington, D.C.
The Portrait Monument
Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Washington, D.C.
Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.
Moab, Utah
This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.
Washington, D.C.
A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.
Boston, Massachusetts
An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.
Glover, Vermont
This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.
Kansas City, Missouri
Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.
Washington, D.C.
Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.
Green River, Utah
This gallery of prehistoric red ochre art lines the wall of a scenic segment in Utah's San Rafael Swell.
Jackson, Mississippi
Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.
Cass City, Michigan
Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.
Port Jervis, New York
A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.
Sparta, Tennessee
These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.
Celina, Ohio
A county library in rural Ohio houses one of the finest mineral collections in the world.
Chicago, Illinois
This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.
New York, New York
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Quincy, Massachusetts
The homestead of American patriot John Adams.
Stowe, Vermont
The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.
Ogden, Utah
Jurassic Park—A Still Life.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.
Prospect, Maine
This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Deer Isle, Maine
Sculptures, jams, and the wild west collide at this folksy retreat.