Washington, D.C.
The Adams Memorial
A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.
New Orleans, Louisiana
By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.
Boulder City, Nevada
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
Washington, D.C.
The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.
Washington, D.C.
A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Baltimore, Maryland
The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
Kingston, New York
The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.
Lusby, Maryland
Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
New York, New York
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.
Sterling, Virginia
This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.
Washington, D.C.
A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.
Washington, D.C.
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
Washington, D.C.
The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.
Washington, D.C.
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
Washington, D.C.
Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Nags Head, North Carolina
This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.