Permanently Closed
Ellicott City, Maryland
St. Mary's College
The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Bangor, Maine
Paul Bunyan Statue
This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.
Millinocket, Maine
Mount Katahdin
The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
Hickam Air Base Scars
The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Valley of the Temples Memorial Park
An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.
St. Augustine, Florida
Old Spanish Trail Zero Milestone
In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.
St. Augustine, Florida
Fort Matanzas National Monument
An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.
St. Augustine, Florida
The Fountain of Youth
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
St. Augustine, Florida
Pirate & Treasure Museum
Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
Fort Pickens
One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.
Pensacola, Florida
Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park
One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.
Key West, Florida
Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society and Museum
The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.
Key West, Florida
Truman's Little White House
A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.
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.
Chiefland, Florida
Manatee Springs State Park
A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.
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.
Key Biscayne, Florida
Neptune Memorial Reef
An underwater city for the dead.
Wilmington, Delaware
Winterthur
A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.
Denver, Colorado
Hidden Elves at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Garden of the Gods
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's Peregrine Falcons
Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco Botanical Garden
Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.
San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Park Druid Circles
The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.
