Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina
Charleston Tea Garden
The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Savannah, Georgia
Plant Riverside
A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.
Galway, Ireland
Spanish Arch
Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.
Northampton, Massachusetts
Restroom Works of Art
Two artist-designed restrooms are part of the collection at the Smith College Museum of Art.
Hamer, South Carolina
South of the Border
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Savannah, Georgia
American Prohibition Museum
Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.
Savannah, Georgia
Sears Mishap House Myth
Local myth claims this is a Sears catalogue home with its windows installed upside-down.
Alexandria, Virginia
Torpedo Factory Art Center
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Alexandria, Virginia
'The Pharmacist'
This pharmacist and his patient greet visitors to the National Community Pharmacists Association.
Norfolk, Virginia
Martin Luther King Jr Memorial
An 83-foot tall granite obelisk honors the legacy of Dr. King in the heart of Norfolk's Black community.
Richmond, Virginia
Byrd Theatre
This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.
Northampton, Massachusetts
Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum
A single room pays homage to the prodigious achievements of the 30th President of the United States.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Mount Trashmore
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
Gander International Airport Lounge
The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Cape Spear Battery
A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Signal Hill
The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.
Knoxville, Maryland
The Sign Above the Tunnel
This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
True Treats
Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.
New York, New York
The SeaGlass Carousel
Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Museum of the American Gangster
This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
Boston, Massachusetts
Make Way for Ducklings Statue
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
