Lexington, Mississippi
Grave of the Lady in Red
The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
St. Louis, Missouri
Old St. Louis County Courthouse
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
Key West, Florida
The Conch Republic
"We Seceded Where Others Failed."
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Jekyll Island Club
If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.
New York, New York
The Little Church Around the Corner
This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.
Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia Center Point
A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg Cyclorama
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
Alexandria, Virginia
The George Washington Masonic National Memorial
This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Monticello's Vegetable Garden and Fruitery
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
King Neptune Sundial
On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.
Washington, D.C.
Treasury Department Cash Vault
Where the U.S. government kept its actual treasure, before Fort Knox.
Washington, D.C.
Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
Green Bank, West Virginia
Green Bank Telescope
The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
John Brown's Fort
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Savannah, Georgia
The Marshall House
An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.
Permanently Closed
Columbia, South Carolina
Busted Plug Plaza
The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.
Del Monte Forest, California
Ghost Trees of Pescadero Point
Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.
Boston, Massachusetts
Faneuil Hall
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Washington, D.C.
The K-9 of the Korean War Veterans Memorial
Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
San Francisco, California
Dutch Windmill
The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.
Los Angeles, California
Capitol Records Building Morse Code
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Ramah, New Mexico
Inscription Rock at El Morro
Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.
Seattle, Washington
Montlake Spite House
This tiny home built on revenge appears to be scarcely wider than a Volkswagen.
Maysville, Kentucky
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum
This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
