Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Arlington, Virginia
The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.
Arlington, Virginia
This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Alexandria, Virginia
The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.
Arlington, Virginia
This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.
Arlington, Virginia
Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.
Bristol, Virginia
One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.
Williamsburg, Virginia
America's first public mental health facility.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.
Providence, Rhode Island
An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.
Newport, Rhode Island
Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Cleveland, Ohio
A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."
Canton, Ohio
The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.
Akron, Ohio
This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.
Cleveland, Ohio
Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.
Canton, Ohio
Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.