Shelbyville, Indiana
The Bears of Blue River Statue
A statue of Balser Brent, young hero of the fictional Indiana classic book, "The Bears of Blue River."
1118
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Westminster, Vermont
Grave of William French
This man's death led (indirectly) to Vermont's independence in 1777.
Brookfield, Vermont
Floating Bridge of Brookfield, VT
One car at a time please.
Royalton, Vermont
Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial
An obelisk marks the farmhouse where the founder of Mormonism was born.
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington Earth Clock
Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.
Burlington, Vermont
Stopping Stones Memorial
Inspired by the work of a German artist, these brass installations commemorate the lives of enslaved Vermonters.
Waterbury, Vermont
Ricker Basin
The remains of a deserted 1800s farming community can be found in Little River State Park.
Florida, Massachusetts
Expired Parking Meter Gravestone
Time has expired for eternity at this gravesite with a sense of humor.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Benjamin Harrison Gravesite
Why would a Civil War general and president choose to be buried in a local Indianapolis graveyard and not Arlington National Cemetery?
Indianapolis, Indiana
Magick Candle
Tucked into the heart of historic Irvington, this 56-year-old metaphysical shop specializes in the olde ways.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
Holyoke’s Frog Circus
Taxidermy reptiles and rodents put on quite the show at this local history museum.
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Spag's Memorial
This memorial is dedicated to a once popular but now defunct discount Shrewsbury department store.
Queens, New York
The Ganesh Temple of Queens
This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.
Brooklyn, New York
Studebaker Building
This neo-Gothic former auto showroom is one of the few remaining reminders of Brooklyn's "Automobile Row."
Newtown, Connecticut
The Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial
A tribute to the students and teachers who lost their lives during the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
New York, New York
Blockhouse No. 1
This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.
New York, New York
Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
New York, New York
Gay Liberation
The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
New York, New York
Gay Street
An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.
New York, New York
C. O. Bigelow Apothecary
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
New York, New York
Jefferson Market Library
Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
New York, New York
Second Cemetery of the Congregation Shearith Israel
New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.
New York, New York
Camilo Egas Mural at the New School
After surviving abandonment, this powerful Latin American mural is alive again.
New York, New York
Mercury Theatre Plaque
Where the legendary Orson Welles got his theatrical start before "Citizen Kane."
