Bethesda, Maryland
Madonna of the Trail
She stares out across six lanes of traffic, clutching a musket and infant with determination.
Places I've been
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Bethesda, Maryland
She stares out across six lanes of traffic, clutching a musket and infant with determination.
Bethesda, Maryland
FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.
Honolulu, Hawaii
During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.
Kaneohe, Hawaii
This World War II-era bunker is now packed with posters and props from movies and TV shows filmed nearby.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Foley, Alabama
Tucked away atop a quaint Alabama pharmacy is this tiny display of antique medical tools.
Pensacola, Florida
A pristine beach on the Gulf of Mexico with deep ties to Pensacola’s Black community.
Pensacola, Florida
One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.
Pensacola, Florida
A small museum celebrating the life of the first Black four-star general in Air Force history.
Pensacola, Florida
Once the primary source of ice in this region during the mid-20th century.
Pensacola, Florida
A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.
Pensacola, Florida
A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.
Pensacola, Florida
Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.
Pensacola, Florida
A Grand Dame of the vaudeville circuit restored to its former glory.
Pensacola, Florida
This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.
Pensacola, Florida
A striking lighthouse with views of the Gulf of Mexico and of a military air show.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.
Navarre, Florida
The Gulf’s longest fishing pier is a year-round paradise for catch-and-release whoppers.
St. Augustine, Florida
An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.
Jacksonville, Florida
This hauntingly beautiful stretch of Florida coastline is covered in sun-bleached trees.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Used as a military post in three different engagements, this fort has remained incomplete and unfired upon for nearly 200 years.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Named from the Spanish for “beautiful woods,” this public cemetery is spread across 29 acres of moss-draped oaks.