Toronto, Ontario
Toronto's Half House
Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Kangaroo Island Council, Australia
Kangaroo Island Bee Sanctuary
An island off the coast of South Australia is home to the last purebred Ligurian bees.
Manitou Beach, Saskatchewan
Little Manitou Lake
This mineral lake known for its healing powers is so buoyant it's been dubbed the "Dead Sea of Canada."
Ottawa, Ontario
'Maman'
Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.
Ottawa, Ontario
Château Laurier
The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.
Ottawa, Ontario
Central Experimental Farm
A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.
Ottawa, Ontario
Hogs Back Lockstation
These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.
Toronto, Ontario
The Rainbow Tunnel
This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.
Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
Toronto, Ontario
Casa Loma
A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.
New York, New York
Spotlight on Broadway Map
The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.
New York, New York
One Times Square
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
New York, New York
The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
New York, New York
'The Sphere'
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
New York, New York
The Oldest Fence in New York
Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.
New York, New York
Fearless Girl Statue
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
The Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.
Washington, D.C.
Federal Reserve Tennis Court
The only tennis court that falls under the jurisdiction of the central bank.
Washington, D.C.
Temperance Fountain
A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.
Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia Center Point
A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.
Washington, D.C.
Capitol Bollards
The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.
Washington, D.C.
Rayburn House Office Building
One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."
Washington, D.C.
Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
