Richmond, Virginia
Richmond Airport Civil War Fortifications
The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
Mount Rogers
The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
Britton Hill
The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.
Titusville, Florida
American Space Museum
The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.
Titusville, Florida
NASA Vehicle Assembly Building
A building so large that it has its own weather.
Naples, Florida
Clam Pass Beach
A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.
Omaha, Nebraska
Site of a Japanese Balloon Bomb Explosion
These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.
Omaha, Nebraska
Old Lincoln Highway in Omaha
A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Nebraska State Capitol Mosaic Floor
An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Pioneers Park Pillars
Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.
Harvard, Nebraska
Harvard Jail House
The two-cell building in Nebraska was briefly owned by a teenage boy and then a Hollywood dummy.
Red Cloud, Nebraska
Willa Cather Prairie
Over 600 acres of idyllic open grassland honor Nebraska’s georgic storyteller.
Minden, Nebraska
Harold Warp's Pioneer Village
This replica small town lets visitors take a stroll through the story of progress in the U.S. via thousands of Americana artifacts.
Kearney, Nebraska
Morris Press Cookbook Store
Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.
Paxton, Nebraska
Ole's Big Game Steakhouse and Lounge
What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.
Panorama Point
Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.
Bayard, Nebraska
Chimney Rock
This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.
Alliance, Nebraska
Carhenge
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Chadron, Nebraska
Nebraska National Forest
America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.
Harrison, Nebraska
Fort Robinson State Park
Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.
Harrison, Nebraska
Toadstool Geologic Park
Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.
New Salem, North Dakota
Salem Sue
The world's largest Holstein cow.
Bowman, North Dakota
White Butte
This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.
Washington, D.C.
Inaugural Parade Center Line
A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.
