Washington, D.C.
Reading Room at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.
Cleveland, Ohio
This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.
Cleveland, Ohio
Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.
Detroit, Michigan
These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.
Kansas City, Missouri
A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.
Peoria, Illinois
This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.
Mount Vernon, Iowa
A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.
Juneau, Alaska
A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
Versailles, Kentucky
This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.
Taos, New Mexico
A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.
New Delhi, India
A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.
Amritsar, India
This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.
New Delhi, India
An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.
New Delhi, India
A blooming house of worship for the masses.
Rajsamand, India
The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.
Jaipur, India
The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.
Jaipur, India
The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.
Pushkar, India
There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.
Bandai, India
Liquor and flowers mark a holy site for Indian motorcycle riders.
Jodhpur, India
Fifteen Jodhpur queens left their handprints before going to their fiery death.
Jodhpur, India
Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.
Jodhpur, India
Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.