Arlington, Virginia
Rosslyn Metro Escalator
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Boston, Massachusetts
Site of the Boston Massacre
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston's Old Burying Grounds
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
New York, New York
One Times Square
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
Boston, Massachusetts
Faneuil Hall
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Toronto, Ontario
Casa Loma
A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.
London, England
Natural History Museum of London
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
New York, New York
'The Sphere'
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
London, England
London's Lilliputian Police Station
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
Brooklyn, New York
New York Transit Museum
Ride the subways of yesteryear.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Salvador Dalí Museum
Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
Washington, D.C.
Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
District of Columbia
Darth Vader Grotesque
The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.
Dublin, Ireland
The Long Room Library at Trinity College
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
London, England
The Churchill War Rooms
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
New York, New York
Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Amesbury, England
Stonehenge
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
San Jose, California
The Winchester Mystery House
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wanamaker Grand Court Organ
The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tiffany Glass Mural ‘The Dream Garden’
Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wanamaker Building
The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Swann Memorial Fountain
A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.
