Chicago, Illinois
The Fountain of Time
A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Chicago, Illinois
A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.
Parachute, Colorado
The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Tucson, Arizona
This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.
Tucson, Arizona
This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.
Tucson, Arizona
This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."
Tucson, Arizona
An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.
Tucson, Arizona
The Magical World of George Phar Legler.
Seattle, Washington
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
Seattle, Washington
A frozen relic of Seattle's hydroelectric boom is now a teaching facility for future engineers.
Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.
Friday Harbor, Washington
Orcas on display and in the water.
Townsend, Tennessee
Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.
Chester, Massachusetts
The first keystone arch railroad bridges constructed in America.
Eugene, Oregon
Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.
North Bend, Washington
This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
Shelton, Washington
The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.
Port Townsend, Washington
An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.
Seattle, Washington
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
Seattle, Washington
Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.
Anacortes, Washington
This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Boston, Massachusetts
The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.