Chicago, Illinois
Balbo Monument
How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?
Places I've been
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Chicago, Illinois
How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?
Atlanta, Georgia
To find the final resting place of a golf legend, just look for the grave covered in golf balls.
Washington, D.C.
The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.
Washington, D.C.
The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.
Thomasville, North Carolina
A 30-foot-tall cement chair pays tribute to a historic design and a local industry.
Swansea, Wales
A turn-of-the-century prophecy comes true when a mischievous wooden Devil watches the neighboring church burn to the ground
Deganwy, Wales
This ancient castle has been abandoned since the Edwardian conquest of Wales.
Clarksville, Indiana
Marine fossils from the Devonian period are exposed at this park.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.
Mexico City, Mexico
Founded by a Basque immigrant, Mexico City's oldest bakery has a history dating back to 1870.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.
Columbia, South Carolina
One of few remaining marionette theatres in the United States that still conducts regular shows.
Jackson, Michigan
Center filled with hands-on displays served as a tribute to several astronauts with connections to the state.
Manistee, Michigan
The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.
Battle Creek, Michigan
The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.
Detroit, Michigan
A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.
Wilmington, Delaware
This heritage rail line meanders through Delaware’s Red Clay Valley.
Wilmington, Delaware
An award-winning children’s garden enchants visitors at the intersection of natural beauty and fairy tales.
Captiva, Florida
Known as the most resilient water tower in the region.
Louisville, Ohio
This former tuberculosis treatment facility now stands at the center of a public park.
London, England
Before becoming a poet John Keats studied here to become a surgeon.
York, England
A stained-glass window from the 15th century offers a vision of the end of the world.
Carefree, Arizona
Once disputed as the largest sundial in the world.
London, England
At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.