Tillamook, Oregon
Tillamook Creamery
This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Crescent Beach
This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.
Seaside, Oregon
Tillamook Rock Lighthouse Columbarium
Where Nor'easters go to die.
Seattle, Washington
Museum of Pop Culture
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Seattle, Washington
Kurt Cobain's Benches
A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.
Seattle, Washington
World Famous Giant Shoe Museum
An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.
Vancouver, British Columbia
‘Girl in a Wetsuit’
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Toronto, Ontario
Casa Loma
A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto's Half House
Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.
Toronto, Ontario
CN Tower Stairs
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
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.
District of Columbia Center Point
A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.
Arlington, Virginia
Pentagon Taxi Tunnels Stubs
The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.
Alexandria, Virginia
Torpedo Factory Art Center
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Weston, West Virginia
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
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.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
District of Columbia
Darth Vader Grotesque
The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.
Washington, D.C.
Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
New York, New York
Museum of Sex
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
New York, New York
Nikola Tesla Street Corner
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
Washington, D.C.
Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
Washington, D.C.
Sergeant Stubby
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
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.
