Chicago, Illinois
Alinea Restaurant
The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Chicago, Illinois
The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.
Elmira, Michigan
This scenic overlook commemorates the tragic death of a soon-to-be-married lumberjack.
Harbor Springs, Michigan
A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.
Asheville, North Carolina
An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.
Asheville, North Carolina
Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.
Asheville, North Carolina
A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.
Asheville, North Carolina
A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.
Bardstown, Kentucky
Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.
Chicago, Illinois
A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.
Chicago, Illinois
The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.
Barcelona, Spain
A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Madrid, Spain
This fascinating and poignant museum chronicles every imaginable aspect of Spanish colonialism in the Americas.
Onsted, Michigan
The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.
Chicago, Illinois
Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.
Chicago, Illinois
Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.
Chicago, Illinois
This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.
Chicago, Illinois
Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.
Copenhagen, Denmark
An "evil painter" included pointed symbols in this artwork to poke fun at members of the Danish Parliament.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The only surviving piece of Copenhagen's 16th-century defensive wall.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Museum on earth sciences featuring a recreation of a famous curiosity cabinet.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.