Chicago, Illinois
Bob Newhart Statue
Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Wadsworth, Illinois
Onan's Gold Pyramid House
A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Mars Cheese Castle
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Renaissance Book Shop
A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.
Aguanga, California
Ricardo Breceda’s Art Gallery
Large metal sculptures spread throughout an open landscape.
Escondido, California
Queen Califia's Magical Circle
A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.
Chino Hills, California
Egyptian Building
A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Jefferson Rock
This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Ruins of St. John's Episcopal Church
Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.
Lititz, Pennsylvania
Albert Glatz Tobacco Shop
This restored 18th-century house was once the home of Lititz's first tobacconist.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
'Newspaper Reader'
This iconic Lancaster everyman has been reading the same story since 1980.
Arlington, Virginia
Lockerbie Memorial Cairn
A gift from Scotland to the United States in memory of the 270 lives lost when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie due to a terrorist bombing.
Arlington, Virginia
McKee Grave
In what is rumored to be an intentional act of spite, this memorial almost completely obscures the nearby grave of a senior officer.
Arlington, Virginia
Headstone-Eating Trees
The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.
Washington, D.C.
George Washington University's River Horse
The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
The Mansion on O Street
With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.
Washington, D.C.
Sonny Bono Memorial Park
A small triangle of DC grass is the final resting place of one of Sonny and Cher's songs.
Washington, D.C.
The Brewmaster's Castle
This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.
Washington, D.C.
Godey Lime Kilns
A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.
Washington, D.C.
Watergate Fountain
The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.
Washington, D.C.
Rush-Bagot Monument
An overlooked tribute to one of the most important peace deals in American history.
Arlington, Virginia
Ronald Reagan National Airport's Historic Terminal A
The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.
San Francisco, California
Portals of the Past
The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
