Staten Island, New York
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
The collection is exhibited in a Staten Island building modeled on traditional Himalayan architecture.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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.
Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
Washington, D.C.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
Brooklyn, New York
The Cyclone
A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.
Brooklyn, New York
Deno's Wonder Wheel
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”
Little Rock, Arkansas
Vogel Schwartz Sculpture Garden
Art blooms at this unique outdoor gallery along the banks of the Arkansas River.
Memphis, Tennessee
The Jungle Room at Graceland
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Manteo, North Carolina
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Home to the first child born to English colonists in North America, this colony mysteriously disappeared while waiting for supplies.
Arlington, Virginia
USS Maine Memorial
A battleship’s mast sits atop a turret-like memorial, commemorating those who lost their lives in one of the precipitating events of the Spanish-American War.
Norfolk, Virginia
'Navigator'
A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.
Newport News, Virginia
The Mariner's Museum and Park
The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.
Arlington, Virginia
The Graves of Robert E. Lee's Garden
Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Military Aviation Museum
A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Monticello's Vegetable Garden and Fruitery
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
Memphis, Tennessee
Isaac Hayes's Gold-Plated Cadillac
The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.
Memphis, Tennessee
Sun Studio
This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.
Memphis, Tennessee
National Civil Rights Museum
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mütter Museum
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
John Brown's Fort
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Tesla Monument
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
Dinosaur State Park
The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Dog Chapel
A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.
