Brooklyn, New York
Vinegar Hill
Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.
Places I've been
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Brooklyn, New York
Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.
Brevard, North Carolina
This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.
New York, New York
A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.
Burlington, Vermont
Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.
Rhinebeck, New York
What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.
Mountain Township, Illinois
In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
Washoe County, Nevada
Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.
Saugerties, New York
One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.
Washington, D.C.
Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.
Estes Park, Colorado
An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.
Margate City, New Jersey
Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."
Stowe, Vermont
This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.
San Diego, California
L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.
Montague, Massachusetts
Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.
Detroit, Michigan
A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.
Bird Island, North Carolina
A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.
Charlotte, North Carolina
These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.
Naalehu, Hawaii
A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
Hilo, Hawaii
Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.
High Point, North Carolina
A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.
West Glacier, Montana
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
Juneau, Alaska
Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.