New York, New York
National Debt Clock
This installation turns abstract economics into a stark, public spectacle.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
This installation turns abstract economics into a stark, public spectacle.
New York, New York
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
New York, New York
The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.
Moundsville, West Virginia
The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.
Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania
The house that Frank Lloyd Wright "(shook) out of his sleeve at will" at the age of 86.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Within this beautiful Pittsburgh cemetery, a unique headstone bears witness to one man's eternal love for Jaws.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.
Washington, D.C.
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
An ode to filmmaker George A. Romero, who used the mall to film an iconic horror movie.
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.
Washington, D.C.
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
Warren, Ohio
This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.
West, Texas
Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This overlooked courtyard and museum celebrate Benjamin Franklin's life and achievements.
Lewes, Delaware
The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.
Lewes, Delaware
A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.
Lewes, Delaware
This controversial reel is an artifact of the largest fish processing plant in the country, and a symbol of Delaware's integration.
Lewes, Delaware
Designed to commemorate the founding of the first settlement in Delaware.
Ocean City, Maryland
One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.
Fenwick Island, Delaware
A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Once used as a deterrent to drinking alcohol.
Milton, Delaware
What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.