Hamer, South Carolina
South of the Border
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Gaffney, South Carolina
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
New York, New York
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Chantilly, Virginia
At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.
Reykjavík, Iceland
The first and only cat cafe in Iceland
Reykjavik, Iceland
This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.
Iceland
The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.
Reykjavik, Iceland
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
Iceland
This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.
Boston, Massachusetts
Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.
Chicago, Illinois
These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.
Chicago, Illinois
This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
Louis Sullivan’s dark, swirling cast-iron designs envelop a popular department store in this Chicago landmark.
Chicago, Illinois
Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.
Celebration, Florida
Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.
Anaheim, California
Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.
Anaheim, California
The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
Juneau, Alaska
A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.
Sterling, Virginia
These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.