New York, New York
Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
Jacksonville, Florida
A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.
St. Augustine, Florida
Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”
Boston, Massachusetts
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Independence Township, New Jersey
This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.
Hamilton, Ontario
With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.
Jacksonville, Florida
Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.
Riga, Latvia
The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.
Ocean Grove, New Jersey
A wooden theatre that remains the heart of a charming Victorian-era New Jersey enclave.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.
Carlstadt, New Jersey
Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.
Trenton, New Jersey
This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.
Ithaca, New York
This peaceful gem in upstate New York was chosen as the future home of the 14th Dalai Lama's Library and Museum.
Morristown, New Jersey
A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.
Moscow, Russia
This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Salem, Massachusetts
Built in 1821 using rooms from another estate, the Phillips House is the only historic home on scenic Chestnut Street open to the public.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
London, England
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.
London, England
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.