Chicago, Illinois
The Wieners Circle
A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Bronx, New York
Holiday Train Show at New York Botanical Garden
Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.
Queens, New York
La Guardia's Art Deco Marine Air Terminal
A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
New York, New York
Alice in Wonderland Statue
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
Milford, Pennsylvania
Grey Towers
One of the U.S. Forest Service's only mansions is outfitted with a dinner table for floating food.
Wantage, New Jersey
High Point Monument
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.
Cape May, New Jersey
Wreck of the S.S. Atlantus
The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.
New York, New York
Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
New York, New York
Clock Tower Building
A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Foucault Pendulum at the Franklin Institute
A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mütter Museum
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville Pinball Museum
This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.
Asheville, North Carolina
The Grove Park Inn
The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.
Dover, Ohio
Warther Museum
The spectacular collection of one of the world's best woodcarvers.
Permanently Closed
Shartlesville, Pennsylvania
Roadside America
An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
Centralia
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Infinity Climber
A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.
Independence Township, New Jersey
Shades of Death Road
This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.
Flemington, New Jersey
Northlandz
One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.
Morristown, New Jersey
Morris Museum
A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.
Chester Township, New Jersey
Telephone Pole Farm
A farm in New Jersey grew a most unusual crop for AT&T's testing purposes.
Stanhope, New Jersey
Waterloo Village
Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.
Permanently Closed
Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
This hospital fell into ruins after failing to act as the advocate for the mentally ill it was designed to be.
