Huntsville, Alabama
Pathfinder and the MPTA-ET
It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Wheeling, West Virginia
Sweeney Punch Bowl
The largest piece of cut lead crystal adorned a grave for 75 years and is now the shining star of a glass museum.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
The Weeping Woman
A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Blennerhassett Island
Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
The (Haunted) Blennerhassett Hotel
The oldest hotel in West Virginia is reportedly frequented by ghosts.
Hardeeville, South Carolina
Thelma and Louise
A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.
Hamer, South Carolina
South of the Border
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Millbrook, New York
Innisfree Garden
This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.
Brocton, New York
Marmaduke Statue
The world's only statue dedicated to the greatest Great Dane in comic strip history.
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Tesla Monument in New York
One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.
New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
Plaque of Nikola Tesla on Radio Wave Building
The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.
New York, New York
One Times Square
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
New York, New York
New Yorker Hotel
The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
New York, New York
President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
New York, New York
Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
New York, New York
Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
New York, New York
The Woolworth Building
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
New York, New York
Bryant Park Bathroom
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
New York, New York
High Bridge
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
New York, New York
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
New York, New York
Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
New York, New York
Keith Haring’s ‘Once Upon a Time’ Bathroom Mural
A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.
New York, New York
Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
