Key West, Florida
Southernmost Point of the Continental U.S.
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.
Concord, Massachusetts
"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Newport, Rhode Island
Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.
Arlington, Virginia
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Savannah, Georgia
One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Flagstaff, Arizona
This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.
Yavapai County, Arizona
Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Yosemite National Park, California
The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.