Washington, D.C.
National Public Radio's Honey Bee Hives
Atop this media building, two hives containing more than 30,000 bees keep the surrounding area vibrant.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Coliseum
A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.
Washington, D.C.
Brooks Mansion
This historic building is now home to the Public Access Corporation for the District of Columbia.
Washington, D.C.
Slowe-Burrill House
Home to two notable early-20th-century Black educators, Lucy Slowe and Mary Burrill.
Washington, D.C.
Harewood Lodge
One of the first Second Empire-style buildings constructed in North America.
Washington, D.C.
Benjamin Grenup Monument
This grisly headstone doesn’t seem to be resting in peace.
Washington, D.C.
Glenwood Cemetery's Chainsaw Sculptures
The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.
Washington, D.C.
Mary Church Terrell House
The former home of the woman who successfully fought to integrate restaurants in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Vigilant Firehouse
‘Bush the old fire dog died of poison July 5th, 1869. RIP.’
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.
Godey Lime Kilns
A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.
Washington, D.C.
Freezing Newsmen Plaque
A small token of gratitude from freezing cold journalists who were given a warm haven while covering JFK's inauguration.
Washington, D.C.
Prospect House
An 18th-century townhouse that once hosted guests of the president.
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Dublin, Ireland
Aungier Street Lidl Archaeology
This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublinia
Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.
Chantilly, Virginia
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.
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.
Dublin, Ireland
St. Michan's Mummies
An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.
Arbour Hill, Ireland
Arbour Hill Cemetery
The burial place of 14 of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising.
Dublin, Ireland
Murdering Lane and Cutthroat Lane
Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.
Dublin, Ireland
Magazine Fort
This 18th-century fort surrounded by a moat was used to store gun powder and ammunition, and now sits in the middle of a large park in Dublin.
Dublin, Ireland
Kilmainham Gaol
One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.
Dublin, Ireland
The Proclamation Sculpture
A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.
