Manchester, England
Peterloo Memorial
The city of Manchester quietly unveiled this tribute to a 19th-century massacre.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Manchester, England
Circus Tavern
This tiny watering hole claims to have the smallest bar counter in Europe.
Manchester, England
The Manchester Bee
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Manchester, England
Soviet Engels Statue
Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.
Manchester, England
Alan Turing Memorial
Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City Presidents
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Firehouse Brewing Co.
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Art Alley
Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.
Brentwood, Maryland
Fort Lincoln Cemetery
A historic cemetery with unique artwork, a Civil War fort, and also happens to be the site of the Battle of Bladensburg.
Washington, D.C.
Walter Johnson Statue
This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.
Washington, D.C.
Capitalsaurus Court
The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.
Takoma Park, Maryland
Roscoe the Rooster
The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.
Takoma Park, Maryland
Herlong the Carved Dragon
A benevolent, 16-foot-tall river dragon lives on a suburban lawn.
Washington, D.C.
Sharpshooter's Tree
A diminutive plaque recalls the treetop sniper who almost killed Abe Lincoln.
Washington, D.C.
NIST Newton Apple Tree
A clone of a cloned tree that was so important it allegedly had its own guards.
Washington, D.C.
Fort DeRussy
A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.
Washington, D.C.
The Capitol Stones
Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.
Washington, D.C.
The Big Chair
A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.
Washington, D.C.
Frederick Douglass’s House, Cedar Hill
The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.
Cedar Creek, Texas
Pecan Pie Vending Machine
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.
Cedar Creek, Texas
Ms. Pearl
The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.
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.
Washington, D.C.
Senate Corncob Capitals
Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.
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.
