Providence, Rhode Island
Big Blue Bug
Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Brooklyn, New York
Weeksville Heritage Center
Dedicated to preserving the history of free Black communities in Brooklyn and beyond.
New York, New York
Tom's Restaurant
The "Seinfeld" diner.
New York, New York
WPA Murals of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.
Washington, D.C.
The Lockkeeper's House
A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Book Tower
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.
Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia Center Point
A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.
Washington, D.C.
Owney the Postal Dog
A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.
Washington, D.C.
The Portrait Monument
Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.
Washington, D.C.
Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
Washington, D.C.
Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Memorial Undercroft
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
Boston, Massachusetts
Calf Pasture Pumping Station
This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.
Edgartown, Massachusetts
‘Jaws’ Bridge
The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg’s famous shark movie.
Lowell, Massachusetts
Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs Fight Plaque
The two writers famously didn't come to blows over the Oxford comma.
New York, New York
The Hangman's Elm
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
New York, New York
The Brown Building
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
New York, New York
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
New York, New York
Nathan Hale Hanging Site
A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
Statue of Liberty's Original Torch
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
New York, New York
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Museum
The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.
New York, New York
Fraunces Tavern
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
