St. Louis, Missouri
Wainwright State Office Building
One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
Rayburn House Office Building
One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."
Washington, D.C.
Chinatown Barnes Dance
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
New York, New York
The Wishbones of McSorley's Old Ale House
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
Toronto, Ontario
Bata Shoe Museum
A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.
San Francisco, California
Balmy Alley Murals
Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.
Pasadena, California
Rose Bowl
Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.
Washington, D.C.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Washington, D.C.
Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
Washington, D.C.
Georgetown Waterfront
The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.
Washington, D.C.
Capitol Building Tunnel System
Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.
Sausalito, California
Marin Headlands
Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.
Permanently Closed
San Francisco, California
Loved to Death
This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.
New York, New York
Chinatown's Bloody Angle
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
London, England
Battersea Power Station
Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
Ashford, Washington
Mount Rainier
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
San Diego, California
San Diego Museum of Us
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
Washington, D.C.
Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
New York, New York
'The Sphere'
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
New York, New York
Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
Arlington, Virginia
Rosslyn Metro Escalator
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
London, England
Traitors' Gate
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
The Tower Ravens
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
Vatican City
La Resurrezione
If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.
