Washington, D.C.
Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
Washington, D.C.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Key West, Florida
The Conch Republic
"We Seceded Where Others Failed."
Key West, Florida
Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Washington, D.C.
Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Statue of Sallie Ann Jarrett
The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.
Washington, D.C.
National Bonsai Museum
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Arlington, Virginia
Dark Star Park
This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.
Island Park, Idaho
Yellowstone's Zone of Death
A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.
District of Columbia
Darth Vader Grotesque
The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.
Washington, D.C.
Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
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.
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Lost Sea
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
La Conquistadora, Our Lady of Conquering Love
A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.
Winslow, Arizona
Standin’ On the Corner Park
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.
Key West, Florida
Dry Tortugas
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
Twentynine Palms, California
Wonderland Ranch and Wall Street Mill
Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Cats of Longwood Gardens
These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Apothecary Hall
An old drug store full of mortars and pestles, pill-making machines, and medicines reputed to cure most any illness.
Wicklow, Ireland
Seefin Passage Tomb
This 5,300-year-old tomb with mysterious carvings crowns an Irish mountain.
San Antonio, Texas
Alamo Line in the Sand
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Monument to a Century of Flight
Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.
