Boston, Massachusetts
Caffe Vittoria
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Louisville, Kentucky
Belle of Louisville
The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.
Washington, D.C.
The L. Ron Hubbard House
Also known as the Founding Church of Scientology.
Washington, D.C.
Georgetown Waterfront
The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.
Washington, D.C.
Defense Intelligence Agency Museum
Amid the sprawling Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters is one of Washington's least accessible museums.
Washington, D.C.
Old Stone House
The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.
Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Card Catalog
A nostalgic bibliographic gem.
Washington, D.C.
Renwick Gallery
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.
Washington, D.C.
Riggs Library
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
Washington, D.C.
International Spy Museum
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Boston, Massachusetts
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (The Gardner)
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Louisville, Kentucky
The Witches' Tree
Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.
Louisville, Kentucky
Waverly Hills Sanatorium
This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.
Washington, D.C.
International Temple of the Order of the Eastern Star
Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.
