Iceland
Búðakirkja
This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Iceland
This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Boston, Massachusetts
Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Klamath, California
Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
Celebration, Florida
Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.
Alexandria, Virginia
The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.
Washington, D.C.
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
San Diego, California
One of the largest trees of its kind in California.
Nashville, Tennessee
At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.
San Francisco, California
This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.
Moab, Utah
This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
George Town, Cayman Islands
The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.
Wantage, New Jersey
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.
San Francisco, California
Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.
Portland, Oregon
Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."
St. Petersburg, Florida
Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.
New Paltz, New York
This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.
New Windsor, New York
100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.