Santa Fe, New Mexico
House of Eternal Return
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
The Colony, Texas
Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum
A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.
Plano, Texas
Collinsworth Cemetery
This family cemetery is a reminder of a smallpox outbreak in late-19th-century Texas.
Irving, Texas
Momo Spot
Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.
Austin, Texas
Stevie Ray Vaughan Statue
A tribute to a great Texas blues musician.
Boulder City, Nevada
Hoover Dam Old Exhibit Building
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
Arizona
Squirrels of the Kaibab Plateau
These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Monument to the Flagstaff Flag Staff
A replica of the flagpole that gave a frontier town its name.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Old Two Spot Logging Train
Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.
Winslow, Arizona
9-11 Remembrance Garden
This memorial includes fragments from one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.
Winslow, Arizona
Jack Rabbit Trading Post
This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.
Holbrook, Arizona
'Highway of Dreams' 1932 Studebaker
This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.
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.
Library of Congress Card Catalog
A nostalgic bibliographic gem.
Washington, D.C.
Library Of Congress Gutenberg Bible
One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.
Washington, D.C.
The Portrait Monument
Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.
Washington, D.C.
National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
Washington, D.C.
Knife Edge
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
Washington, D.C.
'Ginevra de’ Benci' Portrait
The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.
Washington, D.C.
First Teddy Bear
The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Lightning Rod
The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.
Washington, D.C.
Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
Washington, D.C.
Japanese Stone Lantern
A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.
Washington, D.C.
Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
