Washington, D.C.
Renwick Gallery
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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.
The Mary Surratt Boarding House
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
Washington, D.C.
Site of the Union Station Train Crash
A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.
Washington, D.C.
Suns Cinema
Small indie movie theater that shows documentaries and unique films and has a cocktail bar with great drinks.
Deer Isle, Maine
Nervous Nellie's Jams and Jellies
Sculptures, jams, and the wild west collide at this folksy retreat.
Hamer, South Carolina
South of the Border
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Café Papeneiland
Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Electric Ladyland: The Museum of Fluorescent Art
The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
City Hall Urinal
A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Netherlands
Beth Haim Cemetery
A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.
Washington, D.C.
Serenity Statue
This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.
Washington, D.C.
Uncle Beazley the Triceratops
A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.
Washington, D.C.
D.C.’s Floating Chandeliers
Mysterious installations bring levity and light to a sometimes stodgy city.
Washington, D.C.
'Encore'
Washington D.C.'s most famous pianist, composer, and bandleader still tickles the ivories outside Howard Theater.
Washington, D.C.
Old Stone House
The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.
Washington, D.C.
The Transportation Walk
Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.
Palermo, Italy
Antonio Pasqualino International Puppet Museum of Palermo
This unique museum is home to over 5,000 puppets of all types.
Richmond, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe Museum
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
Amana, Iowa
Ronneburg Restaurant
What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.
Iowa City, Iowa
World’s Largest Wooden Nickel
This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.
Palermo, Italy
Capuchin Monastery Catacombs
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Palermo, Italy
The Martorana
This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.
Paris, France
Musée de Cluny
Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.
