Rome, Italy
The Mouth of Truth
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Washington, D.C.
This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.
Ottawa, Ontario
This illuminated sign was the first of its kind in Canada and remains a vestige of the Atomic Age.
Ottawa, Ontario
This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.
Ottawa, Ontario
The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.
Montreal, Québec
Montreal's colorful subway station shows its support of the local LGBT+ community.
Montreal, Québec
Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.
Montreal, Québec
A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.
Edina, Minnesota
Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.
Frisco, North Carolina
The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks. .
Washington, D.C.
The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.
Washington, D.C.
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
Washington, D.C.
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
Washington, D.C.
Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
Washington, D.C.
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
Washington, D.C.
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.
Washington, D.C.
This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.
Richmond, Virginia
This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.
Washington, D.C.
A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.
Brooklyn, New York
A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.
Brooklyn, New York
A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.