Rockville, Maryland
The Fitzgeralds' Gravesite
The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Winslow, Arizona
Standin’ On the Corner Park
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.
Holbrook, Arizona
The Wigwam Village #6
A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.
St. Louis, Missouri
Old St. Louis County Courthouse
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
Jefferson City, Missouri
Missouri State Penitentiary
The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."
Dearborn, Michigan
Edison's Last Breath
A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
White House Taping System
The origin of the Nixon tapes is rooted in technological incompetence as much as secrecy.
Hell, Michigan
Hell, Michigan
Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.
Alexandria, Virginia
Mount Vernon Slave Cemetery
The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.
Alexandria, Virginia
Civil War Graffiti at Washington's Tomb
The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.
Oxon Hill, Maryland
The Awakening
The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.
Washington, D.C.
Ben's Chili Bowl Mural
A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.
Washington, D.C.
Hinckley Hilton President's Walk
A hidden passageway now marks the site of an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that some say broke a 140-year-old curse.
Washington, D.C.
Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
District of Columbia
Darth Vader Grotesque
The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.
Washington, D.C.
The Presidential Booths at Martin's Tavern
Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Washington, D.C.
Cuban-American Friendship Urn
The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Niagara Falls Floral Clock
This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Living Water Wayside Chapel
Only six people can sit inside this delightfully quaint sanctuary.
Austin, Texas
Animatronic Lyndon Baines Johnson
Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.
Salem, Massachusetts
House of the Seven Gables
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Baltimore, Maryland
The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum
Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.
