Honolulu, Hawaii
'Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii'
An ode to one of the first concerts broadcast via satellite.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
Hickam Air Base Scars
The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
St. Augustine, Florida
Andrew Young Crossing
Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.
St. Augustine, Florida
Dungeon Under the Stairs at the Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse
It's a pretty creepy lock-up.
St. Augustine, Florida
The Fountain of Youth
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
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.
St. Augustine, Florida
The Ponce de León Hotel
A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.
St. Augustine, Florida
Pirate & Treasure Museum
Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.
Helen, Georgia
Nora Mill Granary
A historic gristmill that still produces flour and grits the old-fashioned way.
Savannah, Georgia
The Waving Girl
A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Horton House
Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.
Saint Simons Island, Georgia
Saint Simons Island Tree Spirits
Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.
Cartersville, Georgia
Etowah Indian Mounds
These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Driftwood Beach
Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Walnut Street Bridge
Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Elkmont Historic District
An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Garden of the Gods
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Santa Monica, California
Pacific Park Solar Ferris Wheel
A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.
Santa Monica, California
Route 66 End of the Trail Sign
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Honolulu, Hawaii
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Hawaii’s largest cemetery rests inside an extinct volcano crater.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Site of the Japanese WWII Surrender
A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
The Natural Bridge
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Permanently Closed
Asheville, North Carolina
Biltmore McDonald's
Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.
