Washington, D.C.
Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Washington, D.C.
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
Arlington, Virginia
This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.
Arlington, Virginia
This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.
Arlington, Virginia
The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.
Centreville, Virginia
Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.
Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia
This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.
Barboursville, Virginia
The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Washington, D.C.
The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.
Halifax, Massachusetts
A pair of 7-foot legs belonging to the military man of the Mayflower stand jauntily by the side of the road.
London, England
A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.
Coleford, England
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
New York, New York
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
Kyiv, Ukraine
Like something out of a bad acid trip, this Ukraine hallway has been covered in hallucinatory phantasmagoria.
Rapa, Poland
A peculiar family mausoleum built by a German nobleman captivated by the occult.
Thurmont, Maryland
This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.
Casey, Illinois
The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
New York, New York
Walk over a 150 year old manhole.
New York, New York
A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."
Columbia, Maryland
A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.
Baltimore, Maryland
The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.
Baltimore, Maryland
This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.
Baltimore, Maryland
Walk through the history of American pop culture.