Washington, D.C.
Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
The K-9 of the Korean War Veterans Memorial
Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
Washington, D.C.
D.C. War Memorial
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
Washington, D.C.
Jefferson Pier Marker
A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia Center Point
A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rocky Statue
Yo, Adrian!
Salisbury, Pennsylvania
Mount Davis
Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.
Wilmington, Delaware
Ebright Azimuth
The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.
Milton, Delaware
Steampunk Tree House
What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.
Bayonne, New Jersey
Tear Drop Memorial
World Trade Center memorial likened to a woman's sexual organ.
Wantage, New Jersey
High Point Monument
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.
Keene Valley, New York
Mount Marcy
The summit Roosevelt conquered before he descended to become The Chief.
Granite Peak
The highest point in Montana is as rugged and singular as the state itself.
West Glacier, Montana
Going-to-the-Sun Road
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
Springdale, Utah
The Narrows
The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.
Bryce, Utah
Bryce Canyon
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Kane, Utah
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Moab, Utah
Upheaval Dome
This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.
Herriman, Utah
Kennecott Utah Copper-Bingham Canyon Mine
Largest man-made excavation on earth!
Salt Lake City, Utah
This Is The Place Monument
A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City Public Library
Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.
Duchesne County, Utah
Kings Peak
The highest peak in Utah is the hardest to reach, but only if explorers choose the hard way.
