Winnetka, Illinois
The 'Home Alone' House
Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Winnetka, Illinois
Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."
Hell, Michigan
Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.
Detroit, Michigan
Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.
Detroit, Michigan
The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.
Detroit, Michigan
Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
Cleveland, Ohio
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.
Mexico City, Mexico
Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.
Santa María del Tule, Mexico
The stoutest tree in the world.
Palenque, Mexico
An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.
Valladolid, Mexico
If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.
Dzitnup, Mexico
These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.
Tikal, Guatemala
These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.
Tikal, Guatemala
Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.
Tikal, Guatemala
Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.
Guatemala City, Guatemala
An enormous, 30-story-deep hole in the middle of Guatemala City.
Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala
Guatemalan womanizer, venerated during Holy Week.
Guatemala
Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.
George Town, Cayman Islands
The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.
Orchard Park, New York
A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.