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've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Charleston, South Carolina
Drayton Hall
Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.
Bangor, Maine
Paul Bunyan Statue
This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.
Harbor Springs, Michigan
Petoskey State Park
A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.
New York, New York
President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
Government Camp, Oregon
Mount Hood
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.
Glen Arbor Township, Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.
Key West, Florida
Southernmost Point of the Continental U.S.
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Spring Grove Cemetery
This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.
Ashford, Washington
Mount Rainier
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Millinocket, Maine
Mount Katahdin
The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
New River Gorge Bridge
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
West Liberty, Ohio
Ohio Caverns
These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."
Custer, South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
New York, New York
Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
Peebles, Ohio
The Great Serpent Mound
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
Devils Tower
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle Underground
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
Akron, Ohio
Site of Sojourner Truth's 'Ain't I a Woman' Speech
But did the famous feminist and abolitionist ever really say those iconic four words?
Akron, Ohio
The Glendale Steps
An elegant sandstone stairway built by the WPA still connects two neighborhoods in Akron.
Akron, Ohio
B.F. Goodrich Co. Smokestacks
This former factory has deep ties to rubber production in Akron.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
General Sickles's Wound Marker
This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Civil War Tails at the Homestead Diorama Museum
A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.
