Baltimore, Maryland
Elijah Bond's Ouija Board Grave
The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Baltimore, Maryland
The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.
Baltimore, Maryland
This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.
Lonaconing, Maryland
The first blast furnace in the United States that used coal and coke fuel instead of charcoal to make pig iron.
Rockville, Maryland
This one-room doctor's office has been moved twice, and now lives on as a museum.
Jefferson, Maryland
One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.
Baltimore, Maryland
An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.
Baltimore, Maryland
Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Houston, Texas
A piece of I-45 graffiti has become one of Houston’s unofficial slogans.
Houston, Texas
This South-by-South-Asian restaurant serves up Indian-spiced Southern fried chicken and a Desi-style pastrami.
Memphis, Tennessee
The "Jade Museum" is full of thousands of intricately carved works of art made from various precious stones.
Memphis, Tennessee
This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.
New Orleans, Louisiana
One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.
Houston, Texas
Two James Beard Award-winning chefs are putting their own spin on Filipino favorites in a food market stall.
Houston, Texas
A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.
Denver, Colorado
Explore some of the most unique vehicles in history along with a cast of unsettling mannequins.
Denver, Colorado
The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.
Denver, Colorado
The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).
New York, New York
The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.
New York, New York
A memorial marks the library lobby where Langston Hughes' ashes are buried.
New York, New York
Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.
New York, New York
Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
New York, New York
The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.