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.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Denver, Colorado
Curios, scientific antiques, oddities for sale.
Conifer, Colorado
A once-thriving hotel from the Old West now sits abandoned, under the threat of demolition.
Maysville, Colorado
This distinctive snowfield on the slopes of a Colorado fourteener has several legendary origin stories.
Lakeside, Colorado
One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.
Littleton, Colorado
This gallery is home to everything from antiques, to ancient tribal masks.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Lead, South Dakota
Before its closure in 2002, this South Dakota mine was the largest and deepest gold mine in Western Hemisphere.
Silver Plume, Colorado
This cliffside memorial marks the final resting place of a lonely violinist.
Koloa, Hawaii
This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.
Kapaʻa, Hawaii
This monument built by Japanese American immigrants spent decades underground.
Kapa'a, Hawaii
This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.
Kapaʻa, Hawaii
Now a pedestrian bridge, this was once part of a narrow-gauge railroad that ran along the east coast of Kauai.
Rainbow, Oregon
These natural hot springs form four-tiered soaking pools with temperatures ranging from 85 to 115 degrees Fahrenheit.
Fort Collins, Colorado
Built in 1981 in collaboration with Andy Warhol, this giant piece of pop art stands on the campus of Colorado State University.
Washington, D.C.
The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.
Washington, D.C.
An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.
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.
Panhandle, Texas
The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Cañones, New Mexico
A flat-topped butte that makes a constant backdrop for Western art.
Abiquiu, New Mexico
Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.