Washington, D.C.
The Lindens
The oldest house in Washington, D.C. wasn't originally constructed in the nation's capital.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
The oldest house in Washington, D.C. wasn't originally constructed in the nation's capital.
Muang Kham, Laos
A tangible and sobering reminder of an atrocity that took place during a secret war.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
Newberry Springs, California
The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.
London, England
These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.
Brooklyn, New York
A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.
New York, New York
More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.
Larne, Northern Ireland
This giant sculpture is both loved and disliked by the local community.
Los Angeles, California
Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.
Derby, New York
This Frank Lloyd Wright summer house was designed along Lake Erie as a retreat for a client's wife.
Durango, Colorado
A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.
Johnson Creek, Wisconsin
This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.
Wicklow, Ireland
This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.
Kerry, Ireland
A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.
Kerry, Ireland
An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.
Kerry, Ireland
This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.