St. Louis, Missouri
World's Largest Amoco Sign
This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
St. Louis, Missouri
Grant's Farm
What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Magic House
The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.
Louisville, Kentucky
Colonel Sanders' Grave
The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.
Louisville, Kentucky
The Grave of Harry L. Collins
A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.
Queens, New York
Houdini's Grave
The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.
Los Angeles, California
Halloween House
Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Los Angeles, California
La Brea Tar Pits Dragonfly Fossils
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Los Angeles, California
The Magic Castle
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Los Angeles, California
Mel Brooks Handprint
There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.
Los Angeles, California
Old Zoo Picnic Area
The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.
Los Angeles, California
Griffith Observatory’s Tesla Coil
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Los Angeles, California
Toto Canine Movie Star Memorial Marker
Because there's no place like home.
Los Angeles, California
Tiki-Ti
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Simi Valley, California
Ronald Reagan’s Situation Room
The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Cooperstown, New York
Kingfisher Tower
A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.
Hyde Park, New York
The Hyde Park Vanderbilt Mansion
"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."
Bronx, New York
Holiday Train Show at New York Botanical Garden
Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.
New York, New York
Chinatown's Bloody Angle
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
New York, New York
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
New York, New York
The Brown Building
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
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
Holiday Nostalgia Train
During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.
