New York, New York
Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Sequoia National Park, California
General Sherman
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
San Francisco, California
Alcatraz Island
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Cheshire, Connecticut
Paul Bunyan Muffler Man
A 26-foot-tall fiberglass American legend stands proudly here.
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Old Sturbridge Village
The largest living museum in the Northeast recreates life from the Early Republic period complete with costumed historians and reenactors.
Farmington, Connecticut
The Grave of Foone
The final resting place of one member of the Amistad slave revolt who never made it back home.
Hartford, Connecticut
Horace Wells Memorial
The tragic tale of the dentist who pioneered the use of anesthesia.
Hartford, Connecticut
Coltsville
An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.
Fire Island, New York
Fire Island Lighthouse
A historic lighthouse steeped in rumors of ghost and pirate stories.
Farmington, Connecticut
Hospital Rock
These etchings reveal the history of a long-gone quarantine site.
Groton, Connecticut
Submarine Force Museum
The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
East Lyme, Connecticut
Book Barn
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
Farmington, Connecticut
Shade Swamp Sanctuary
An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.
West Hartford, Connecticut
'Conny The Whale'
Journey inside the bowels of this sperm whale sculpture.
Stonington, Connecticut
Mystic Seaport Museum
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Windham, Connecticut
Thread City Crossing Bridge
Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.
Millinocket, Maine
Mount Katahdin
The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.
Northeast Harbor, Maine
Asticou Azalea Garden
East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.
Portland, Oregon
Ota Tofu
The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.
Portland, Oregon
Portland's Shanghai Tunnels
The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.
Portland, Oregon
Voodoo Doughnut and Wedding Chapel
The magic's in the hole!
Long Beach, Washington
Washington's Largest Frying Pan
This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.
Simsbury, Connecticut
The Pinchot Sycamore
This sycamore is Connecticut's largest tree, New England's largest sycamore, and among the largest of its kind nationwide.
