Brookside, Delaware
Grave of Thomas Ogle
The tombstone of the founder of the lost town of Ogletown is now stuck inside a traffic median.
Places I've been
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Brookside, Delaware
The tombstone of the founder of the lost town of Ogletown is now stuck inside a traffic median.
Newark, Delaware
This school was designed to support the rebuilding of African American schools around Delaware.
Landenberg, Pennsylvania
The meeting of the northwestern corner of Delaware, the northeastern corner of Maryland, and the southern edge of Pennsylvania.
District of Columbia
The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.
Lampasas, Texas
A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.
San Antonio, Texas
A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.
San Antonio, Texas
A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.
San Antonio, Texas
The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.
New Braunfels, Texas
Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.
San Antonio, Texas
Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.
San Antonio, Texas
Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.
San Diego, California
Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Dripping Springs, Texas
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.
Wilson, Kansas
A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.
Wilson, Kansas
This tiny old water tower once doubled as a makeshift jail.
Cawker City, Kansas
It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.
Lebanon, Kansas
Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.
Lawton, Oklahoma
American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.
Dover, Delaware
The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Vatican City
Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.