Frederick, Maryland
Carroll Creek Covered Bridge
This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
Willard Hotel
Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”
Washington, D.C.
The Lockkeeper's House
A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.
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.
Zero Milestone
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
Piscataway, New Jersey
East Jersey Old Town Village
A historic town sits upon the site of a long-lost 18th-century trading community.
Holmdel, New Jersey
Holmdel Teleport
This giant satellite antenna services the transmission needs of government agencies and cable programmers.
Oxford, England
Jane Burden's Birthplace
A plaque marks the humble origins of an artistic muse who embodied the ideals of Pre-Raphaelite beauty.
Permanently Closed
Oxford, England
The Eagle and Child
J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.
Oxford, England
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Oxford, England
The Sheldonian Theatre
A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.
Oxford, England
The Bear Inn
This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.
Key West, Florida
Southernmost Point of the Continental U.S.
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Key West, Florida
Captain Tony's Saloon
Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.
Key West, Florida
U.S. Route 1 Mile 0 Sign
The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.
Key West, Florida
Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Key West, Florida
Hemingway's Last Penny
An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.
Key West, Florida
Truman's Little White House
A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.
Washington, D.C.
The Presidential Booths at Martin's Tavern
Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.
Washington, D.C.
Watergate Fountain
The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.
Washington, D.C.
Watergate Gas Station
This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.
New York, New York
Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
New York, New York
The "Irving House"
Nope, not Washington Irving's house.
New York, New York
Tammany Hall
The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.
