Santa Monica, California
Pacific Park Solar Ferris Wheel
A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Santa Monica, California
A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.
Culver City, California
A modern day curiosity cabinet.
Montague, Massachusetts
Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Charlottesville, Virginia
An abandoned textile mill that is now home to art and concerts.
Alexandria, Virginia
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Roanoke, Virginia
Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.
Roanoke, Virginia
This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.
Afton, Virginia
A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.
Rockville, Maryland
The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.
Bethesda, Maryland
Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.
Washington, D.C.
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
Hartford, Connecticut
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
Long Beach, California
The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Los Angeles, California
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.