New Orleans, Louisiana
General Laundry Building
It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Waimea, Hawaii
Pā‘ula‘ula / Russian Fort Elizabeth and King Kaumuali‘i Statue
This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.
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.
Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
Washington, D.C.
Cuban-American Friendship Urn
The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.
Washington, D.C.
Washington City Canal Outfall
A portal into the bricked up canal that runs through the heart of Washington D.C.
Kansas City, Missouri
Treasures of the Steamboat Arabia
Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.
Baker, Nevada
Permanent Wave Society
A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.
Washington, D.C.
Foundry Branch Trolley Trestle Ruins
A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.
Dallas, Texas
The Texas Woofus
A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.
Wilmette, Illinois
Bahá'í Temple
The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
Washington, D.C.
American University Experiment Station
The school tested mustard gas for the U.S. Army during World War I.
Montreal, Québec
Habitat 67
This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.
Avery Island, Louisiana
Tabasco Museum and Factory
For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.
Highlands, New Jersey
Navesink Twin Lights
These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.
Washington, D.C.
Willard Hotel
Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”
Washington, D.C.
Potomac Park Flood Levee
This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.
Washington, D.C.
Organization of American States Building
The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.
Washington, D.C.
Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
Washington, D.C.
Serenity Statue
This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.
Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
Eilean Donan
The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.
Washington, D.C.
National Bonsai Museum
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Gastown Steam Clock
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
U.S.S. Cairo
This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.
