Leavenworth, Washington
Leavenworth's Bavarian Village
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Tillamook, Oregon
Octopus Tree of Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
Government Camp, Oregon
Mount Hood
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.
Corbett, Oregon
Vista House at Crown Point
This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.
Ridge, New York
Brookhaven Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.
Portland, Oregon
Weather Machine
This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.
New York, New York
'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
New York, New York
Wall Street Bombing Scars
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
New York, New York
Site of New York Slave Market
Where now stands a 42-story condominium tower of marble, glass and steel was once the central market of New York’s slave trade.
New York, New York
Relics of the IRT 14th Street-Union Square Subway Local Platform
Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
New York, New York
Hare Krishna Tree
One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.
New York, New York
The Location of Paul's Boutique
The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.
New York, New York
Shopsin's
Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn's Converted Pencil Factory
Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.
Brooklyn, New York
Masstransiscope
A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.
New York, New York
The Players
A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.
Brooklyn, New York
City Reliquary
Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Daily Eagle's Eagle
This metal eagle one of the final remnants of a newspaper that wanted to keep Brooklyn to Brooklyn.
Sausalito, California
Marin Headlands
Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.
San Francisco, California
Portals of the Past
The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
Brooklyn, New York
The Brooklyn Navy Yard
A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.
Brooklyn, New York
Hoyt-Schermerhorn Subway Station
Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.
Kildare, Ireland
Irish National Stud and Gardens
See some of the world's greatest racing horses at this idyllic thoroughbred breeding facility and garden complex.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Greyfriars Bobby
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
