New York, New York
The "Irving House"
Nope, not Washington Irving's house.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Nope, not Washington Irving's house.
Morgantown, West Virginia
This university transit system is a 1970's vision of the future.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
St. Louis, Missouri
An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Cass, West Virginia
Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.
Houston, Texas
One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.
Newport, Rhode Island
Oldest synagogue in the United States.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A beautiful young girl said to have been buried alive in her coffin…
Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Paris, France
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
Home of the "true" equator.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum dedicated to awful artwork.