Mason, New Hampshire
The Uncle Sam House
The childhood home of the meat inspector who would become the face of America.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Mason, New Hampshire
The childhood home of the meat inspector who would become the face of America.
Petersham, Massachusetts
All that remains of this Massachusetts town, demolished in the name of progress, is a stone marker.
Wichita, Kansas
The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.
St. Joseph, Minnesota
A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This Massachusetts home was the first to have a telephone line and its own phone number: 1.
Akron, Ohio
But did the famous feminist and abolitionist ever really say those iconic four words?
Junction City, California
A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.
Black Hawk, Colorado
The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.
Fishers Island, New York
Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.
Kansas City, Missouri
This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.
Kingston, New Hampshire
Final resting places of a husband and wife who became famous for their claims of extraterrestrial abduction.
San Francisco, California
California's most comprehensive horticultural library.
Washington, D.C.
Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.
Quincy, Massachusetts
The nation's second-ever First Lady urged the founding fathers to "remember the ladies."
Raleigh, North Carolina
Eighteenth century house of the mysterious "Father of Raleigh."
Port Byron, Illinois
A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.
Cedar, Michigan
The secret skeleton of a murdered nun was discovered in this church basement, but the scandal doesn't end there.
Washington, D.C.
Was there a small "backpack nuke" hidden in the attic? JFK apparently thought so.
Wendover, Utah
This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.
New York, New York
The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.
Wilmington, New York
A hamlet full of permanent Christmas spirit holds one of the earliest theme parks in the United States.
Brookfield, Massachusetts
Monument on the spot where in 1778, Bathsheba Spooner had her husband Joshua killed and dumped down his own well.