New York, New York
Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Museum
The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.
New York, New York
President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
Queens, New York
Panorama of the City of New York
The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.
New York, New York
The White Horse Tavern
Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.
New York, New York
Bellevue Hospital
The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
Ventnor, Australia
Penguin Parade At Phillip Island
An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.
Coober Pedy, Australia
Coober Pedy
An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.
Old Town, Washington
Dungeness Spit
The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Permanently Closed
Toledo, Washington
Gospodor Monument Park
These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.
Port Townsend, Washington
Port Townsend City Hall
City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle Chinese Garden
This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.
Leavenworth, Washington
Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum
This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.
Seattle, Washington
Evergreen Point Floating Bridge
The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.
Seattle, Washington
Fremont Solstice Parade
Once a year, thousands of naked cyclists flood the streets of a Seattle neighborhood.
Port Townsend, Washington
Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Sculpture Race
Quirky movable sculptures have been racing through the town since 1983.
Monroe, Washington
Wayside Chapel
The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.
Seattle, Washington
Lockspot Cafe
An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.
Zillah, Washington
Teapot Dome Service Station
Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Seattle, Washington
Fort Lawton
This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.
Seattle, Washington
Smith Tower Penthouse
42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.
Coulee City, Washington
Dry Falls
Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.
