Washington, D.C.
Florida Avenue Grill
The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
Traverse City, Michigan
An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.
Williamsburg, Michigan
Part taxidermy workshop, part natural history museum this Michigan destination shows off its dead animals and helps you mount your own.
Elk Rapids, Michigan
Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.
Indian River, Michigan
One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Watch the ships come in on Michigan's 210 ft. high observation deck in Sault Ste. Marie.
Allen Park, Michigan
The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.
Frankenmuth, Michigan
World's largest Christmas store.
Detroit, Michigan
Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.
Dearborn, Michigan
The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
St. Ignace, Michigan
Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.
Phillips, Wisconsin
An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.
Washington, D.C.
It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.
Washington, D.C.
The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.
Washington, D.C.
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
Washington, D.C.
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
Washington, D.C.
The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.
Washington, D.C.
Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.