Pineville, North Carolina
James K. Polk Historic Site
These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Pineville, North Carolina
These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).
Flat Rock, North Carolina
The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.
Hatteras, North Carolina
This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.
Chimney Rock, North Carolina
A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.
Brevard, North Carolina
This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.
Greensboro, North Carolina
This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.
Asheville, North Carolina
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
New York, New York
The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.
Columbus, Ohio
The childhood home of one of Ohio's favorite sons, pilot and war hero Eddie Rickenbacker.
Columbus, Ohio
This whimsical campus lawn is dotted with large sculpted numbers and hidden mathematical formulas.
Cincinnati, Ohio
The inventor of the iconic Pringles can was so proud of his invention he was buried in one.
Columbus, Ohio
Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.
Mansfield, Ohio
The permanent home of Elektro, the celebrity automaton of the 1939 World's Fair.
Cleveland, Ohio
The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.
Lima, Ohio
This burger joint is named after everyone's favorite carnival prize and is adorned with a giant one over the door.
Cleveland, Ohio
Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.
Cleveland, Ohio
This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.
Dublin, Ohio
The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.
Cincinnati, Ohio
What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?
Cincinnati, Ohio
Where beautiful signs live on forever.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
While seemingly a cruel joke, this bench actually honors an esteemed member of the community who passed away in 2006.
Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania
A monument to an Irish secret society thought to be responsible for a string of violent attacks in Pennsylvania coal mines.