Charlottesville, Virginia
The Raven Room
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.
Places I've been
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Charlottesville, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.
Corolla, North Carolina
One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.
Iceland
This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.
Memphis, Tennessee
A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.
Richmond, Virginia
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
Iceland
The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Cullowhee, North Carolina
Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
London, England
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.
London, England
Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Iceland
Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.
Aspen, Colorado
Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
Richmond, Virginia
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.