Minneapolis, Minnesota
House of Balls
Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.
Anna, Illinois
This simple gravestone remembers a pig who single-hoofedly raised $19,000,000 for the Navy.
Chicago, Illinois
These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.
Chicago, Illinois
A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.
Starkville, Mississippi
Constructed from bricks salvaged from a former dormitory destroyed in a fire.
Omaha, Nebraska
A miniature baseball stadium honoring Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, home of the College World Series from 1950-2010.
Spearfish, South Dakota
This vintage train once gave new meaning to “swimming upstream.”
Maquoketa, Iowa
A wonderland of caves in eastern Iowa.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Valparaiso, Indiana
This midcentury chapel is a bold architectural statement and a symbol of Indiana's Lutheran heritage.
University Park, Illinois
A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.
Skagway, Alaska
A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.
Sitka, Alaska
The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.
Skagway, Alaska
A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Skagway, Alaska
The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.
Skagway, Alaska
Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.
Skagway, Alaska
A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.
Skagway, Alaska
A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.
Ketchikan, Alaska
This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.
Juneau, Alaska
A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
Victoria, British Columbia
A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.
Nashville, Tennessee
This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.
Nashville, Tennessee
The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.
Chicago, Illinois
Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."