Brussels, Belgium
Commemoration of Peter the Great's Vomit
When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Entebbe, Uganda
Aero Beach
An aeronautical-themed resort forged around rusty relics from the golden age of air travel.
Bowie, Maryland
National Capital Radio & Television Museum
The development and impact of electronic media showcased in a picturesque farmhouse in Maryland.
Grantsville, Maryland
Casselman River Bridge
This beautiful stone arch bridge wasn't even expected to stand for one day, but people have been crossing it for centuries.
Oldtown, Maryland
Paw Paw Tunnel
Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.
Cumberland, Maryland
George Washington's Headquarters
This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.
Cumberland, Maryland
LaVale Toll Gate House
Maryland's first (and last standing) toll house on America's first federal road established the state as the "Gateway to the West."
Lonaconing, Maryland
Klotz Throwing Company
A remarkable time capsule of American manufacturing deep in Maryland coal country.
Frederick, Maryland
Carroll Creek Covered Bridge
This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.
Permanently Closed
Thurmont, Maryland
Lawyer's Farm
This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.
Frederick, Maryland
One-Million-Liter Test Sphere
This four-story steel sphere in Maryland was used to test biological weapons.
Thurmont, Maryland
Catoctin Furnace
A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.
Thurmont, Maryland
Roddy Road Covered Bridge
The smallest covered bridge in Maryland.
Permanently Closed
Smithsburg, Maryland
Abandoned Hang-gliding Launch Pad
A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.
Frederick, Maryland
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.
Big Pool, Maryland
Fort Frederick
A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.
Jefferson, Maryland
War Correspondents Memorial
One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.
Middletown, Maryland
The (First) Washington Monument
Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.
Boonsboro, Maryland
Crystal Grottoes Caverns
Bizarre Cavern.
Hagerstown, Maryland
Historic Wilson Bridge
Once damaged by Hurricane Agnes, this bridge is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
Urayasu, Japan
'The Gate of Dynamism'
Next door to Tokyo DisneySea is a giant sculpture created by Taro Okamoto symbolizing the dynamism of life.
Bangkok, Thailand
Sahachat Memorial
This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.
Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Mahathat (Temple of the Great Relic)
The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.
Bangkok, Thailand
Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
Buddhist university that allows English-language speakers the opportunity to study with monks in Thailand.
