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Washington, D.C.
The Unabomber's Cabin
It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
Titanic Memorial
This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."
Washington, D.C.
Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
Washington, D.C.
The Brewmaster's Castle
This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.
Washington, D.C.
National Bonsai Museum
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Angle Inlet, Minnesota
Northwest Angle
America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.
Sparta, Wisconsin
FAST Fiberglass Mold Graveyard
These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.
Yorklyn, Pennsylvania
Haines Shoe House
An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.
Havre de Grace, Maryland
Dr. Gloom's Crypt of Curiosities
Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.
Washington, D.C.
The Portrait Monument
Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.
Washington, D.C.
East Potomac Park Mini Golf
The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.
Moorhead, Minnesota
Hjemkomst Viking Ship
This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.
Alexandria, Minnesota
Kensington Runestone
14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.
Baltimore, Maryland
Ouija 7-Eleven
This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.
Baltimore, Maryland
The American Visionary Art Museum
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
Bloomington, Minnesota
The Mall of America
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Blue Earth, Minnesota
Jolly Green Giant Statue
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
St. Joseph, Minnesota
Saint John's Abbey Church
A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.
Fort Washington, Maryland
Fort Washington
This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.
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Washington, D.C.
National Museum of Crime and Punishment
America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.
Washington, D.C.
Man Controlling Trade
A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.
Washington, D.C.
Barbie Pond on Q Street
A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.
Washington, D.C.
The Lockkeeper's House
A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.
