Boston, Massachusetts
The Earl of Sandwich
A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Boston, Massachusetts
A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.
Kingston, New York
The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.
Orlando, Florida
A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.
Port Orange, Florida
Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.
Washington, D.C.
When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.
Stowe, Vermont
This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
A local prank turned town icon.
Cape Canaveral, Florida
This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.
Titusville, Florida
A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.
Dade City, Florida
VW heaven in the backwoods of Dade City, now gone.
Blue Earth, Minnesota
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
Washington, D.C.
Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.
Bellaire, Ohio
There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.
Jerome, Arizona
Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.
Waldoboro, Maine
Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.
Rockport, Massachusetts
An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.
San Francisco, California
A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.
New Hope, Pennsylvania
This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.
Asheville, North Carolina
The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.
Apollo Beach, Florida
Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.
Brooklyn, New York
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”
Clear Lake, Iowa
A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.