Birmingham, Alabama
Books, Beans, & Candles
Alabama’s oldest and largest metaphysical shop.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Mobile, Alabama
Nott Family Plott
A faithful dog is forever watching over the family children.
Heidelberg, Germany
Friedrich Ebert Memorial
The Friedrich Ebert Memorial in Heidelberg commemorates the first democratic head of state in German history.
Lindau, Germany
Nobelpreisträger-Steg
A lakeside footbridge that records Nobel Prize laureates' names in metal silhouette.
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
Landsberg Prison
The prison where Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," and 278 Nazis were later executed for war crimes.
Stuttgart, Germany
Stuttgart Cable Car
This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.
Mobile, Alabama
Joe Cain’s Grave
Pay your respects to the man who revived the Mardi Gras celebration in Mobile, Alabama.
Opelika, Alabama
Salem Shotwell Covered Bridge
After this century-old bridge collapsed, volunteers rebuilt it in a new location.
Enterprise, Alabama
Ronald McDonald Boll Weevil Statue
A statue in Enterprise, Alabama hailing the fast food giant Ronald McDonald, stylized as a boll weevil.
Dothan, Alabama
World’s Smallest City Block
This tiny, triangular block has held the world record since 1964.
Clanton, Alabama
Big Peach Water Tower
The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile Carnival Museum
In 1703, French settlers in what is now Mobile celebrated the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States.
Birmingham, Alabama
Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books
A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.
Yazoo City, Mississippi
Yazoo City Main Street
A downtown filled with nearly deserted historic buildings was revived as a pastel paradise.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Lucky Rabbit
A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Charnley-Norwood House
This house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan was destroyed twice and reconstructed to near original condition.
Savannah, Georgia
WEBB Military Museum
At this privately owned collection, conflicts are humanized through soldiers’ personal belongings.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
Laogai Museum
The first museum in the U.S. to address human rights issues in China.
Washington, D.C.
Museum of the Palestinian People
This small museum is dedicated to telling the 4,000-year story of Palestinian history, culture, and resistance.
Washington, D.C.
International Temple of the Order of the Eastern Star
Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.
Washington, D.C.
Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
Washington, D.C.
Potomac Park Flood Levee
This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.
Washington, D.C.
The Lockkeeper's House
A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.
Washington, D.C.
Signers’ Memorial
Engraved in stone here are the signatures of everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence.
