Columbus, Ohio
Gates of Hell
The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Park of Roses
An unassuming 13-acre park is home to over 12,000 roses.
Columbus, Ohio
The Handprint
A single handprint, which, according to Ohio State University legend, cannot be scrubbed off.
Columbus, Ohio
Garden of Constants
This whimsical campus lawn is dotted with large sculpted numbers and hidden mathematical formulas.
Columbus, Ohio
The Topiary Park
Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.
Columbus, Ohio
Arnold Schwarzenegger Statue
A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.
Columbus, Ohio
Gavel Sculpture
Just outside the Ohio Supreme Court sits a testament to justice.
Columbus, Ohio
Eddie Rickenbacker Childhood Home
The childhood home of one of Ohio's favorite sons, pilot and war hero Eddie Rickenbacker.
Carroll, Ohio
Lockville Ruins
See the nearly two-century-old ruins of pre-railroad America at the former site of a lock on the Ohio and Erie Canal.
Nelsonville, Ohio
Nelsonville Brick Park
This park pays homage to the region's rich industrial history of brick making.
Athens, Ohio
Athens Lunatic Asylum
An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.
Keyser, West Virginia
Pinnacle Knob Fire Tower
This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.
Springfield, Virginia
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Culvert
This little brick tunnel built by Confederate forces was used to conduct surprise attacks on the railroad.
Alexandria, Virginia
Wilkes Street Tunnel
This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.
Washington, D.C.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
McLean, Virginia
Patowmack Canal
The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.
Warrenton, Virginia
Cold War Museum
This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.
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Washington, D.C.
Government Printing Office
Need a hardcopy of the 50-title Code of Federal Regulations? This is the place.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Aqueduct Castle Gatehouse
A building shaped like the Army Corps of Engineers logo, because why not?
Washington, D.C.
Washington Aqueduct Chemical Tower
Every drop of D.C. tap water flows through this old waterworks.
Barboursville, Virginia
Barboursville Ruins
The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
Hidden J.R.R. Tolkien Quote
Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
The Natural Bridge
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
White Post, Virginia
The White Post
An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.
