Washington, D.C.
Knife Edge
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
Along a busy beachfront strip you may hear Frank Sinatra singing from one boardwalk home.
Catskill, New York
The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.
Baltimore, Maryland
A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.
Washington, D.C.
A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.
Porto, Portugal
This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.
San Francisco, California
The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”
Washington, D.C.
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.
Chicago, Illinois
Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.
Bethesda, Maryland
FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.
New York, New York
This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
San Francisco, California
Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.
Washington, D.C.
The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.
San Francisco, California
With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.
Seattle, Washington
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
Corolla, North Carolina
One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.
Washington, D.C.
The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.
Havana, Cuba
No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.
Grantsville, Maryland
This beautiful stone arch bridge wasn't even expected to stand for one day, but people have been crossing it for centuries.
Crownsville, Maryland
This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.
New York, New York
New York City's first Modernist house.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.