New York, New York
The Wishbones of McSorley's Old Ale House
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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.
Salem, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.
Portola, California
A unique museum where guests can rent and operate a locomotive.
Omaha, Nebraska
This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.
Holbrook, Arizona
One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.
Buford, Wyoming
One of the smallest towns in the United States.
Boise, Idaho
These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.
Southport, North Carolina
This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.
Norfolk, Virginia
A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.
Odessa, Texas
A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.
Kelleys Island, Ohio
These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.
Sanford, North Carolina
An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.
Rapid City, South Dakota
A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.
Dubuque, Iowa
For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.
Chitina, Alaska
The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.
Toddville, Maryland
After hundreds of years of settlement, this once-bustling fishing village sunk into the Chesapeake Bay.
Chicago, Illinois
Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.
Seattle, Washington
The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.
Touchet, Washington
Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.
Mansfield, Ohio
Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.
Chicago, Illinois
One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.
Dufur, Oregon
The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.