Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
Pointe du Hoc
A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Medora, North Dakota
Elkhorn Ranch
The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's Basilica
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Quincy, Washington
Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies
This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.
Seattle, Washington
Union Station
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
Kamianets'-podil's'kyi, Ukraine
Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle
This Ukranian fortress is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in Europe.
Lemmon, South Dakota
Petrified Wood Park
An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.
Alupka, Ukraine
Vorontsov Palace
This magnificent Crimean estate was once a playground of the Russian elite.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Bakhchisaray, Ukraine
Eski-Kermen Cave Town
One of the cave cities of Crimea, built by the Goths in the sixth century.
Kyiv, Ukraine
Holodomor Victims Memorial
The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.
Florence, Italy
Bronze Replica of Michelangelo’s David
A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.
Florence, Italy
Gipsoteca Bartolini
A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Old Faithful Geyser
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The Crow's Nest at the Old Faithful Inn
An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Grand Prismatic Spring
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Morning Glory Pool
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
Devils Tower
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Anaconda, Montana
Anaconda Smelter Stack
A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!
Worden, Montana
Pompey's Pillar
The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.
West Glacier, Montana
Going-to-the-Sun Road
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
Butte, Montana
The Berkeley Pit
New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.
Washington, D.C.
The K-9 of the Korean War Veterans Memorial
Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
Washington, D.C.
Starship Enterprise NCC-1701
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
