Cleveland, Ohio
Grave of Alan Freed
A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Cleveland, Ohio
A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."
Willoughby, Ohio
Solving a 60-year mystery finally gave a name to the young woman known only by the color of her clothes.
Newark, Ohio
An office built to look like a giant basket.
Fairfield, Ohio
An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.
Pomeroy, Ohio
This schoolhouse for Black American children is one of the oldest remaining in southeastern Ohio.
Sidney, Ohio
The headquarters of a pioneering cast iron and cast aluminum cookware company is in ruins, but still standing.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.
Princeton, New Jersey
The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.
Woodstock, New York
Now the final resting place of prominent artists and musicians, it was originally founded to separate the rich from the poor in death.
Rochester, New York
Alexander Milliner, a favorite of General Washington, is interred at Mt. Hope Cemetery along with 80 other Revolutionary War veterans.
Rochester, New York
A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.
Rochester, New York
An antique cemetery in New York, this land is home to any number of famed corpses.
Rochester, New York
The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.
Rochester, New York
A collection of the best toys ever made inside a museum devoted to play.
Elmira, New York
The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.
Elmira, New York
The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.
Buffalo, New York
The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.
New York, New York
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
Bronx, New York
An activist who committed her life to peace and women's suffrage.
Bronx, New York
A monument stands to the famous suffragist who penned the declaration for women's equal rights, including the right to vote.
Brooklyn, New York
Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.