Sterling, Virginia
Warp Drive
This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Arlington, Virginia
Hall's Hill Wall
Remnants of a wall built to separate Black residents of Hall's Hill from a newly built subdivision are a grim reminder of segregation in 20th-century Virginia.
Covington, Kentucky
Hierophany and Hedge
A shop for all your magical needs and notions.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
New River Gorge Bridge
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
New York, New York
Spotlight on Broadway Map
The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.
New York, New York
Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
New York, New York
Times Square Station Fake Tiles
Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.
New York, New York
One Times Square
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
Nags Head, North Carolina
Jockey's Ridge
This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Monument to a Century of Flight
Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.
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Normal, Illinois
Abandoned Illinois Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s School
This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.
Iowa City, Iowa
The Black Angel of Oakland Cemetery
A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.
Oak Park, Illinois
Unity Temple
After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sheridan Memorial Park
This sculpture is dedicated to Minnesota natives who served in combat.
Nashville, Tennessee
Hermitage Hotel Men's Bathroom
This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.
Arlington, Virginia
Netherlands Carillon
An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.
Washington, D.C.
The Tabulating Machine Co.
The early data processor factory founded in Washington for the 1890 U.S. Census went on to become IBM.
Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Memorial Undercroft
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
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.
Washington, D.C.
Carnegie Library of Washington, D.C.
D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.
Washington, D.C.
MLK Time Capsule at Freedom Plaza
Beneath unsuspecting visitors feet, a capsule containing pieces of America’s civil rights history.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
Treasury Department Laundry
Literal "money laundering."
Washington, D.C.
Treasury Department Cash Vault
Where the U.S. government kept its actual treasure, before Fort Knox.
