Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Boston, Massachusetts
USS Constitution
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Boston, Massachusetts
Site of the Boston Massacre
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
Boston, Massachusetts
Faneuil Hall
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Permanently Closed
Newark, Ohio
Longaberger Basket Building
An office built to look like a giant basket.
Miamisburg, Ohio
Miamisburg Mound
The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Ezzard Charles' Former Boxing Gym
One of Cincinnati's greatest fighters once trained at a now defunct gym in this Over-The-Rhine neighborhood.
Springdale, Utah
The Narrows
The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.
Escalante, Utah
Hell's Backbone Scenic Road
Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Pikes Peak Summit House
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Sliding Rock
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
Edinburgh, Scotland
Greyfriars Bobby
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
Big Sur, California
Nepenthe
Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.
Yosemite National Park, California
The Ahwahnee Hotel
The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial
A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.
Morro Bay, California
Morro Rock
A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.
Del Monte Forest, California
Ghost Trees of Pescadero Point
Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.
Monterey, California
Casa del Oro
The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.
Monterey, California
San Carlos Cathedral
The oldest continuously operating church in California.
San Luis Obispo, California
The Dorn Pyramid
A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.
Guadalupe, California
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes
Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.
Malibu, California
California Coastal Records Project
View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Orlando's Column in Dubrovnik
An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Dubrovnik Cathedral Treasury (Riznica Katedrale)
A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.
