Lowell, Massachusetts
Jack Kerouac's Grave
According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Farmington, Connecticut
The Grave of Foone
The final resting place of one member of the Amistad slave revolt who never made it back home.
Bristol, Connecticut
American Clock and Watch Museum
Thousands of American timepieces on display in the former clock-making capital of the country.
Bristol, Connecticut
New England Carousel Museum
A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.
Portland, Oregon
Paul Bunyan Statue
This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.
Portland, Oregon
Voodoo Doughnut and Wedding Chapel
The magic's in the hole!
New Orleans, Louisiana
Marie Laveau's Tomb
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jean Lafitte's Old Absinthe House
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard Lampoon Building
The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.
Dowth, Ireland
Newgrange
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Mansfield, England
Major Oak
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden
Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
The Edward Gorey House
Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.
Rahway, New Jersey
Grave of the Unknown Woman
The final resting place of a famous 19th-century murder victim whose identity is still a mystery.
London, England
Traitors' Gate
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
Two Princes Staircase
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
London, England
The Tower Ravens
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
Peter Pan Statue
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
London, England
Stables Market
Catacombs turned marketplace.
London, England
The Sherlock Holmes Pub and Museum
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
London, England
221b Baker Street
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
New York, New York
The "Irving House"
Nope, not Washington Irving's house.
New York, New York
Bennett Park
The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.
New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
