Ambato Canton, Ecuador
Chimborazo
Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Ambato Canton, Ecuador
Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.
Iceland
Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.
Cozumel, Mexico
The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.
Noord, Aruba
The remnants of an abandoned, 19th-century gold mill along Aruba's rugged northeastern coast.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.
Biddeford, Maine
Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.
Portland, Maine
The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.
Freeport, Maine
When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.
Syracuse, New York
A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.
Seneca Falls, New York
This statue commemorates the meeting of the most influential minds of the women’s rights movement.
Seneca Falls, New York
A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania shopping center was once the setting for the 1978 film, "Dawn of the Dead."
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Providence, Rhode Island
The stone sculpture of an Ottoman soldier is an homage to a lost Providence landmark.
Providence, Rhode Island
Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.
Narragansett, Rhode Island
This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.
Essex, Connecticut
British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.
Essex, Connecticut
This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.
Hartford, Connecticut
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.