Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Card Catalog
A nostalgic bibliographic gem.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Washington, D.C.
A nostalgic bibliographic gem.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This eccentric mansion museum holds a impressive collection of rare and automatic instruments.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.
Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania
A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.
Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
The final resting place of the Hollywood star who came to a tragic end.
Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania
A soon-to-be-forgotten roadside spectacle loaded with local lore.
Titusville, Pennsylvania
Where the oil industry began.
Pleasantville, Pennsylvania
The site of America's first commercial oil well essentially disappeared after the town went bust.
Tionesta, Pennsylvania
For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.
Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania
Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.
Franklin, Pennsylvania
Priceless space junk on display in front of a local Dairy Queen.
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.
Wexford, Pennsylvania
A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.
Mars, Pennsylvania
Could it have picked a better place to land?
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh's literal underground railroad.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This plaque marks a place where one of Hollywood’s most famous dancers got his start.
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.
Pittston, Pennsylvania
The graffitied ruins stand hidden within the Pennsylvania woods.
Laadla, Estonia
A clerical error gave rise to this imaginary micronation in the southwestern corner of Estonia.