Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Monowi, Nebraska
America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.
Blue Earth, Minnesota
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
Clear Lake, Iowa
A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.
Paris, France
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Washington, D.C.
Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.
Boston, Massachusetts
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Beijing, China
This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.
Shanghai, China
This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.
Shanghai, China
A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.
Hong Kong
A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.
Sloan, Nevada
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Washington, D.C.
One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."
Hong Kong
The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.
Baker, California
Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.