Boston, Massachusetts
Site of the Great Brinks Robbery
This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Boston, Massachusetts
This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.
Boston, Massachusetts
Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.
Boston, Massachusetts
The last remaining 19th-century tenement from Boston's old West End neighborhood.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.
Boston, Massachusetts
Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Los Angeles, California
The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.
Pasadena, California
A California city claims to be the home of a fast-food classic.
Arcadia, California
A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.
Los Angeles, California
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
Los Angeles, California
A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.
Los Angeles, California
The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.
Los Angeles, California
An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.
Los Angeles, California
Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.
Redlands, California
The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.
Boston, Massachusetts
This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.
Santa Barbara, California
The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.
Banning, California
The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.
Yermo, California
A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.
Glendale, California
This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.
Glendale, California
An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.
Glendale, California
Don't bother sending any mail to this ghost town.
Glendale, California
An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.