Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Irish Memorial at Penn's Landing
An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Spitting Caves
A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
Hickam Air Base Scars
The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sky Gate
During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Iolani Palace
The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Ali’iolani Hale
Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.
Honolulu, Hawaii
'Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii'
An ode to one of the first concerts broadcast via satellite.
Washington, D.C.
Hecht Company Warehouse
Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.
Herndon, Virginia
Nike Missile Launch Site W-83
An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.
Great Falls, Virginia
Great Falls Nike Fire Control Site W-83
This former Cold War missile control site played an important role in the creation of GPS.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Stock Exchange Building
D.C. once had its own tiny rival to the New York Stock Exchange.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
Government Printing Office
Need a hardcopy of the 50-title Code of Federal Regulations? This is the place.
Arlington, Virginia
Gravelly Point Park
This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.
Arlington, Virginia
George Washington Memorial Parkway
This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.
Washington, D.C.
Hinckley Hilton President's Walk
A hidden passageway now marks the site of an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that some say broke a 140-year-old curse.
Washington, D.C.
The L. Ron Hubbard House
Also known as the Founding Church of Scientology.
Washington, D.C.
Secret Entrance to the White House
The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.
Washington, D.C.
Civil War Nurses Memorial
A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.
Arlington, Virginia
Pentagon Taxi Tunnels Stubs
The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.
Washington, D.C.
The Lockkeeper's House
A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.
Washington, D.C.
Boy Scout Memorial
The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
Potomac Park Flood Levee
This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.
Washington, D.C.
Uncle Beazley the Triceratops
A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.
