Nashville, Tennessee
Hidden Heart of Music Row
It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Nashville, Tennessee
Timothy Demonbreun's Cave
The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."
Nashville, Tennessee
Concrete Parthenon
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Nashville, Tennessee
George Boedecker's Sculpture Garden
Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's Basilica
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Fire Island, New York
Fire Island Lighthouse
A historic lighthouse steeped in rumors of ghost and pirate stories.
Montauk, New York
Camp Hero
A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.
Flanders, New York
Big Duck
A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.
Lake George, New York
Lake George Mystery Spot
A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.
New York, New York
Tammany Hall
The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.
New York, New York
Fearless Girl Statue
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
Riggs Bank
The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.
Washington, D.C.
Rayburn House Office Building
One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."
Washington, D.C.
The Lockkeeper's House
A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.
Washington, D.C.
African-American Civil War Memorial
The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.
Washington, D.C.
NASA Full Scale Wind Tunnel Propeller
While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
Churchill and Mandela Call and Response
When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.
Washington, D.C.
Water Gate at the Watergate Complex
Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.
Washington, D.C.
The Preamble in License Plates
The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.
Washington, D.C.
Knife Edge
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
Washington, D.C.
Ben's Chili Bowl Mural
A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.
Washington, D.C.
Capitalsaurus Court
The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.
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.
