Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
Mount Rogers
The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Governors Island
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
Brooklyn, New York
McGovern Weir Greenhouse
One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.
Hamer, South Carolina
South of the Border
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
New York, New York
Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Mons Meg
A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.
Romulus, New York
Seneca White Deer
World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.
North Salem, New York
Balanced Rock
Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.
Southern Pines, North Carolina
Creation Museum, Taxidermy Hall of Fame, and Antique Tool Museum
A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.
Cameron, North Carolina
Cameron Barnstormer Murals
The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.
Durham, North Carolina
The Can Opener
This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.
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.
Bear Creek, North Carolina
Devil’s Tramping Ground
A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.
