Washington, D.C.
Starship Enterprise NCC-1701
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Washington, D.C.
Congressional Cemetery
The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.
Washington, D.C.
East Potomac Park Mini Golf
The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.
Washington, D.C.
The Mary Surratt Boarding House
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
Washington, D.C.
Fort DeRussy
A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.
Washington, D.C.
The Capitol Stones
Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.
Henderson, Nevada
The Simpsons House
Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.
Hurricane, Utah
Pioneer Heritage Museum
A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.
Washington, D.C.
Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
Washington, D.C.
Memorial to Japanese-American Patriotism in World War II
An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.
Palmyra, New York
The Sacred Grove
A field in which God and his son Jesus purportedly appeared to a young farm boy named Joseph Smith.
Palmyra, New York
Hill Cumorah
Golden plates containing what would become the Book of Mormon were believed to be buried on this New York hillside.
Inyo County, California
Sailing Stones of Racetrack Playa
The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
The Grave of Mister Rogers
The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.
Bridgeport, California
Bodie State Historic Park
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Longfellow House
One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.
Sun Valley, Idaho
Ernest Hemingway's Grave
Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.
Locust Grove, Virginia
Grave of Stonewall Jackson's Arm
The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.
Frankfort, Kentucky
Grave of Daniel Boone
This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Lake Havasu's London Bridge
This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.
Calistoga, California
Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery
This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.
New York, New York
President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
New York, New York
The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
