Whittier, North Carolina
Barkers Creek Swinging Bridge
One of the last remaining pedestrian suspension bridges in North Carolina.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.
Toronto, Ontario
SkullStore Oddity Shop
A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Neighbourhood Watch Signs
The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto's Half House
Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Music Garden
This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Capilla del Santo Cristo de la Salud (Chapel of the Holy Christ of Health)
This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Parque De Las Palomas (Pigeon Park)
A park where people have been going to feed friendly pigeons since the 18th century
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Garita del Diablo
Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Great American Alligator Museum
Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.
Garretson, South Dakota
Palisades State Park
These cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hidden Beach
Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.
Detroit, Michigan
Michigan Central Station
A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.
Detroit, Michigan
Geodesic Dome House
Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.
Highland Park, Michigan
Highland Park Ford Plant
Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.
Chamblee, Georgia
Rainy Day Revival
An oddity shop filled with taxidermy, funerary memorabilia, and more.
Atlanta, Georgia
Bobby Jones Grave
To find the final resting place of a golf legend, just look for the grave covered in golf balls.
Washington, D.C.
Boy Scout Memorial
The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.
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.
Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
Washington, D.C.
Silver Lyan
Sip creative cocktails in the former vault of the Riggs Bank.
Washington, D.C.
Congressional Garbage Tunnel
The tunnel under the Capitol Building where Congress takes out its trash.
Washington, D.C.
Capitol Bollards
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.
Watergate Fountain
The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.
