Austin, Texas
Congress Bridge Bats
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Columbus, Ohio
Gavel Sculpture
Just outside the Ohio Supreme Court sits a testament to justice.
Columbus, Ohio
Arnold Schwarzenegger Statue
A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.
Washington, D.C.
Old Post Office Tower
The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.
Pine Swamp, Pennsylvania
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
A well-preserved example of an early industrial operation in the northeastern United States.
Wayne, Pennsylvania
Chanticleer Garden
A beloved horticultural oasis on the grounds of a wealthy family's former estate.
West Chester, Pennsylvania
American Helicopter Museum and Education Center
A converted hangar displays dozens of helicopters, from a famous 1943 rescue chopper to several autogyros.
South Burlington, Vermont
'Reverence' (Whales Tails)
A pair of black granite tails dive into a sea of grass in landlocked Vermont.
Shelburne, Vermont
Fire Hydrant Jack
A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.
Washington, D.C.
Uncle Beazley the Triceratops
A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.
Washington, D.C.
Starship Enterprise NCC-1701
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Mint Coin Store
Coins and medals straight from the mint await visitors to this shop in the nation's capital.
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.
Washington, D.C.
Chinatown Barnes Dance
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
Washington, D.C.
Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe
A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.
Washington, D.C.
Peacock Room
This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.
Eastham, Massachusetts
Captain Edward Penniman House
The Cape Cod house that whaling built.
Salem, Massachusetts
Herb Mackey's Metal Sculpture Yard
One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.
Sandwich, Massachusetts
Sandwich Glass Museum
This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.
Austin, Texas
Barton Springs
Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fort Mifflin
This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.
Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
The Sonorous Stones of Ringing Rocks Park
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Abbey Library of Saint Gall
This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.
Mexico City, Mexico
La Posada del Sol
Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.
