Mdina, Malta
Casa Gourgion
This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Mdina, Malta
This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This Indianapolis landmark offers a secret panoramic view of the city.Â
Shartlesville, Pennsylvania
An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.
Thurmont, Maryland
A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
The Cold War-era "underground Pentagon" is a sprawling subterranean hideaway for the Defense Department.
Boston, Massachusetts
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Boston, Massachusetts
Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.
Newport, Rhode Island
Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.
Newport, Rhode Island
The site of the largest mass execution in Rhode Island history, haunted by the ghosts of hanged pirates.
Providence, Rhode Island
The stone sculpture of an Ottoman soldier is an homage to a lost Providence landmark.
Providence, Rhode Island
The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.
North East, Maryland
This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.
Havre de Grace, Maryland
The Decoy Capital of the World.
Darlington, Maryland
Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.
Baltimore, Maryland
Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.
Baltimore, Maryland
One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.
Baltimore, Maryland
A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.
Grasonville, Maryland
This statue of two men in a rowboat was erected to honor those who died while fishing in the Chesapeake Bay.
Annapolis, Maryland
This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.
Annapolis, Maryland
A quick journey through the history of Annapolis.
Washington, D.C.
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.