Baltimore, Maryland
Edgar Allan Poe’s Grave
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Welshpool, New Brunswick
A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Lubec, Maine
This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.
Campobello, New Brunswick
The 32nd president's sprawling cottage sits on an island enclave jointly managed by the U.S. and Canada.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
Wichita, Kansas
The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.
Wichita, Kansas
The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
Clear Lake, Iowa
A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.
Kimberly, Idaho
These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Arco, Idaho
The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii’s largest cemetery rests inside an extinct volcano crater.
Kealakekua, Hawaii
A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.
Chicago, Illinois
The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.
Atlanta, Georgia
One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.
Wilmington, Delaware
The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
Denver, Colorado
This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.
Denver, Colorado
One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.
North Little Rock, Arkansas
The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Two gushing waterfalls of hot spring water within a block of each other.
Halchita, Utah
The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.