Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Boston, Massachusetts
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
Kensington, Maryland
The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.
Dubuque, Iowa
This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
New York, New York
Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.
Chicago, Illinois
Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.
Potsdam, New York
Three gardens with toilets and urinals filled with bright flowers started as a protest against zoning rules.
New York, New York
This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.
New York, New York
A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.
Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
Cedar, Michigan
The secret skeleton of a murdered nun was discovered in this church basement, but the scandal doesn't end there.
New York, New York
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.
Chicago, Illinois
First planned industrial community in the United States.
Seattle, Washington
An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.
Lahaina, Hawaii
Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.
Grand Marais, Michigan
This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.
Memphis, Tennessee
This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.
Frankenmuth, Michigan
World's largest Christmas store.
Chicago, Illinois
G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.
Chicago, Illinois
This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.