Detroit
Detroit
Detroit
Michigan Central
After sitting abandoned for decades and even showing up as a backdrop in the first Transformers movie, this massive train depot was brought back to life in an incredible restoration by Ford. Today, it serves as an innovation and tech hub with modern offices, public event spaces, and local retail.
RoboCop Bronze Statue
Eastern Market
One of the oldest and largest open-air public markets in the country, packing historic sheds with local produce, street food, and vibrant murals spread across several city blocks.
Dequindre Cut
A really cool urban rail-trail tucked below the city streets, where you can walk or bike past towering street art murals on a direct path between Eastern Market and the river. The Detroit Marathon passes straight through it and then over into E Lafayette St for the last mile, which made it fun to explore it the day before and then see the runners taking it over the next morning.
William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor
MacArthur Bridge
Belle Isle
Set right between the US and Canada in the middle of the river, this giant historic island park has everything from a sandy beach and public aquarium to quiet trails and unbeatable skyline viewpoints.
Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory
William Livingstone Memorial Lighthouse
The Heidelberg Project
One of Detroit’s most unconventional landmarks, where everyday junk and salvage materials were transformed into whimsical, thought-provoking art installations across abandoned houses and front yards.
Little Caesars Arena
Google Detroit
I kind of love seeing big tech companies offices everywhere :)
The James Scott Mansion
Once one of Detroit's most famous decaying architectural ruins, this stunning 1880s stone castle in Peterboro was saved from the wrecking ball and restored into modern residences.
Brush Park Architecture
Once called the "Little Paris of the Midwest," this neighborhood is full of character today because you have restored 19th-century brick castles sharing the sidewalk with sharp, contemporary modern architecture.
Comerica Park
Fox Theatre
Woodward Ave
The BELT & The Z Garage
A downtown alleyway turned outdoor art gallery, tucked right between the two halves of a zigzagging parking garage packed with massive murals on every single level.
Microsoft Detroit
Detroit Public Library
Campus Martius Park
Stevie Wonder Mural
Buddy's Pizza
The birthplace of Detroit-style pizza, famous since 1946 for its thick, airy square crust, baked in forged-steel auto parts pans to get those legendary crunchy, cheesy edges.
Michigan Ave
Detroit People Mover
A retro elevated train looping around downtown Detroit, giving you quick hop-on hop-off transit between key spots and surprisingly great bird's-eye views of the city streets and riverfront.
Hamtramck Disneyland
An eccentric backyard art project built over decades by Ukrainian immigrant Dmytro Szylak. Perched right on top of two garages, thousands of salvaged items, toys, and spinning windmills create a surreal folk art environment.
Fisher Building
Designed by Albert Kahn, this landmark features an incredible three-story marble lobby and houses the historic Fisher Theatre right inside.
Motown Museum
The humble house where Berry Gordy launched a music empire, home to the legendary Studio A where artists like Stevie Wonder and The Supremes recorded their biggest hits.
Detroit Public Library, Institute of Arts & Michigan Science Center
Q Line
Running directly along Detroit’s main spine on Woodward Avenue, this free streetcar route connects key spots from the riverfront all the way north to New Center.
Guardian Building
Built during Detroit’s financial boom in the late 1920s, this brick skyscraper blows people away the moment they step into the lobby with its jaw-dropping Aztec-inspired tile mosaics and cathedral-like ceilings.
The Spirit of Detroit
One of the city’s most recognizable symbols, this massive green bronze figure sits holding a family and a golden orb beneath the 2 Corinthians verse carved into the wall: "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."
Hart Plaza
A landmark riverfront plaza packed with history and public art, home to the massive Joe Louis Fist sculpture and the open spiral arch of Transcending. Standing right by the water gives you a clear view across to Canada, with the entrance to the Detroit-Windsor tunnel diving underwater right nearby.
Greektown
Detroit RiverWalk
A wide, lively walkway along the Detroit River where you can stroll right beside the water with open views of Canada and the iconic Ambassador Bridge connecting the two countries.
Parker's Alley
Michigan Building
Famous as the theater that became a parking garage, featuring grand Renaissance plasterwork decaying above parked cars. While public access inside is shut down due to building security and deteriorating ceilings, the building itself remains an iconic chapter of Detroit architectural lore.
Midtown
A beautiful historic slice of Detroit best known for West Canfield Street, featuring restored 1870s Victorian architecture along original granite-paved streets, right in the center of local boutiques and breweries.
Lafayette and American Coney Island
Standing right shoulder to shoulder downtown, these two historic spots represent a century-old sibling rivalry over Detroit’s signature coney dog, making it a classic ritual to try one from each diner back-to-back to pick a personal favorite. To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of hot dogs, but I tried both and they seemed really similar to me. I'd come back to Lafayette for the simpler, better service.
Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Euclid Ave
Once famous as Millionaires' Row, this historic avenue cuts straight through downtown, tying together the city's best architecture, shopping arcades, and theater district.
Cleveland Public Square
A great open downtown plaza surrounded by historic skyscrapers, and the exact spot where they filmed Loki facing off with Captain America in the first Avengers movie.
The Arcade
One of America’s first indoor shopping malls from 1890, built like an indoor street with five stories of balconies under a massive skylight.
5th Street Arcades
Directly facing The Arcade on Euclid Avenue, this connected pair of 1900s gallerias completes downtown’s "arcade district," linking the two blocks into one continuous indoor walk for local retail and food.
Playhouse Square
The country’s second-largest performing arts center after Broadway, anchored by retro neon marquees and giant illuminated district letters that make the whole avenue pop after dark.
GE Chandelier
The centerpiece of the theater district, this massive crystal chandelier hangs directly over downtown traffic and is an absolute must-see when lit up at night.
Rocket Arena
Cleveland completely lives and breathes sports. Home of the Cavaliers, this massive arena sets the tone for how serious Cleveland takes its basketball.
Progressive Field
Sitting directly beside the Rocket arena, the Guardians’ ballpark brings classic baseball energy right into the middle of the city skyline.
Hope Memorial Bridge
This bridge gives you the best skyline views in the city, but the real highlight is standing beneath the massive "Guardians of Traffic" stone figures carved into the pillars that inspired the baseball team's name. It gives the whole crossing an epic, Gotham-like feel.
West Side Market
Cleveland’s oldest public market, where you can walk through rows of local bakers and butchers under an incredible 1912 yellow-brick arch and grab breakfast or lunch on the go.
Greetings from Cleveland Mural
Ohio City
The Franklin Castle
Widely called the most haunted house in Ohio, this creepy 1880s stone mansion looks like something straight out of an old horror film sitting quietly in the middle of a residential neighborhood.
Cleveland Script Sign - Tremont
House from A Christmas Story
The actual 1895 Victorian home used for the exterior and living room shots in the 1983 holiday classic, restored to look exactly like the movie set right down to the iconic leg lamp in the front window.
The Flats
Cleveland Script Sign - The Foundry
Wendy Park
Cleveland Script Sign - Edgewater Park
Gloomy first try, but I came back another day.
Edgewater Park
A massive lakefront park right on Lake Erie with a sandy beach, scenic paved trails for walking or biking, and killer skyline views back toward downtown.
Fountain of Eternal Life
Cleveland Public Library-Louis Stokes Wing
Tower City Center
Sidaway Bridge
Built in the 1930s, it once connected Kinsman and Slavic Village until it was torched during the 1966 civil rights unrest to stop Black schoolchildren from walking into the neighboring white community. Left abandoned and overtaken by nature ever since, it stands as a quiet, powerful monument to another sad chapter in the history of racial divide.
Severance Music Center
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Lake View Cemetery
A peaceful Victorian garden cemetery full of great paths and incredible monuments. It is the final resting place of President James A. Garfield, where you can walk inside a towering stone memorial with stunning mosaics and climb up for a wide view of the city.
Little Italy
"Judy's Hand" by Tony Tasset
Superior Ave
Cleveland Script Sign - Edgewater Park
Much better with this weather!
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Cleveland Script Sign - North Coast Harbor
I visited five of the six script signs scattered across the city. They were created in 2016 to encourage people to get out and explore different neighborhoods.
Free Stamp
USS Cod Submarine Memorial
Superman Plaza
Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach
Lewes Ferry Terminal Delaware
Lewes Historic District
Lightship Overfalls LV-118
Fountain of Youth
Maull House
Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk
Tower Number Twelve
Fire Control Tower 7
Fort Miles Historical Area
Battery Smith
WWII Artillery Fire Observation Tower #6
The Point
Cape Henlopen State Park Beach
Tower Number Nine
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch
Fort Miles Artillery Park
Fort Miles Museum
New Friends of the Fenwick Island Lighthouse
WWII Observation Tower #1 - South Bethany Beach
Chief Little Owl
Indian River Inlet
Burton Island Trailhead
WWII Artillery Fire Observation Tower #4
Gordons Pond Observation Deck
Lighthouse Park
Rehoboth Beach
Lewes Public Beach
Milton
Pine Grove Trailhead
New Jersey Shore
New Jersey Shore
New Jersey Shore
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove Cross Pier
Ocean Grove Boardwalk
Wooden Walls Public Art Project
Asbury Park Boardwalk
Asbury Park Convention Hall
North Beach Boardwalk
Deal Lake
Sunset Lake
Library Square Park
Eastern Footbridge
Pilgrim Pathway
The Great Auditorium
John and Cathy’s Italian Deli
Belmar Public Library
Belmar Beach
Shark River Inlet
Avon-By-The-Sea Beach
Sea Girt Beach
Spring Lake
Spring Lake Beach
Atlantic City
Absecon Lighthouse
Lucy the Elephant
Malibu Beach
Ocean City
North Wildwood
Wildwoods Boardwalk
Wildwoods Beach Ball Sign
Adventure Pier
Wildwood
North Wildwood Sea Wall
Hereford Inlet Lighthouse
See Ya Later Alligator
Cape May
Washington Street Mall
Cape May Beach
St. Peter's by-the-Sea
Cape May Lighthouse
Fort Miles Battery 223
Wreck of the SS Atlantus
World War II Lookout Tower
Cape May Ferry Terminal
Portland
Portland
Portland
Portland Union Station
Providence Park
Portland Farmers Market at PSU
Ira Keller Fountain Park
Hawthorne Bridge
Salmon Street Springs
I've participated in the World Refugee Day Walk 2026 Oregon's Senator Ron Wyden and other local leaders attended. It was a great way to walk alongside the Willamette River and explore the fantastic Portland bridges.
Waterfront Park Trail
Oregon Maritime Museum
Steel Bridge
Eastbank Esplanade
Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade
Marquam Bridge
USS Blueback Submarine
Tilikum Crossing Bridge
Poet’s Beach Easy Parking
Midtown Beer Garden by Expensify
A delicious jianbing from the popular Bing Mi food cart at Midtown Beer Garden
Painted Ladies of Portland
I've added this place to Google Maps. I hope it becomes popular :)
Lillis Albina Park
I was able to experience a great Juneteenth festival with music and food at Lillis Albina Park.
St. Johns Bridge
This is a famous gothic-style suspension bridge with tall, pale green arches framing Cathedral Park
Love sign
Another place I've added to Google Maps, so others can enjoy some Love!
Lil' Funky Donuts
Lil' nice and delicious donuts
Morrison Bridge
Duckworth Docks
Portland Oregon White Stag Sign
The Portland sign!
Tom McCall Waterfront Park
Chinatown Gateway
The Grotto
Mt. Tabor Park
Giant Sequoia, Mt. Tabor West Stairs, and Reservoir Number 5 Building
Pittock Mansion
Barbara Walker Crossing
Hoyt Arboretum
Basket of Air in the Bamboo Garden
Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial
Peggy the Train
Tanner Springs Park
Pioneer Courthouse
Lovejoy Fountain Park
Powell's City of Books
Powell's City of Books claims to be the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world
South Waterfront Lower Tram Terminal
Lower Macleay Trail
Witch's Castle
International Rose Test Garden
Oregon Holocaust Memorial
Such an interesting memorial. There are many items "left behind" on the floor and benches
Sacajawea Statue
Lewis and Clark Column
Coming of the White Man Statue
Portland International Airport
Time to go back
Seattle
Seattle
Seattle
Mount Rainier
An incredible close-up of the active stratovolcano Mount Rainier even before landing
Central Saloon
A saloon with a history dating back to the 19th century
Seattle Great Wheel
Amazing Seattle's Waterfront Park
Olympic Sculpture Park
Part of the Seattle Art Museum, this park has some amazing, giant pieces of art.
Lacey V. Murrow Bridge
View from the East Portal Viewpoint
Chinatown-International District
Pike Place Market
The ultimate farmers' market landmark in Seattle, serving as one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the United States.
Seattle Center
Great complex where you find the Space Needle, the International Fountain, the Kobe Bell, and various shops.
Comstock Kissing Stairs
A hidden gem in the Queen Anne's neighborhood
Gas Works Park
The park is famous for featuring a brightly painted, preserved remnants of a former coal gasification plant that operated from 1906 to 1956.
Tableau Software
Almost stopped by to ask some questions, haha (it's a software I use for work)
Salesforce
Salesforce Seattle
Fremont Troll
The troll is the one behind me ;)
Google Park View
Google Seattle
Frankie Feetsplinter
Ballard Locks
One of the most interesting parts of my Seattle trip. Operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, they connect the saltwater of Puget Sound to the freshwater of the Lake Washington Ship Canal. It serves as a water level regulator, prevents the mixing of saltwater and freshwater to protect local ecosystems, and has vessel navigation chambers to help boats to navigate between the high and low levels. It also has a fish ladder to help fish to migrate between the saltwater bay and the freshwater grounds.
Discovery Park
Lumen Field
Stadium of the World Cup matches in Seattle
University of Washington
Suzzallo and Allen Libraries
Montlake Bridge
Washington Park Arboretum
Capitol Hill Wishing Tree
Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee Grave Sites
Water Tower Observation Deck
Seattle Water Taxi
Ferry to Alki
Birthplace of Seattle Monument
Statue of Liberty Seattle
Randie Stone’s Flower Houses
West Seattle Water Taxi Pier
Back to the city
The Gum Wall
Starbucks Coffee
The first Starbucks store
Seattle Center Monorail
The Spheres - Amazon Offices
Numero Uno Pizza
Lahmacun - the "Turkish" pizza
Space Needle
Finally... The Needle Same day as the USA vs Australia game
Mural Amphitheatre at Seattle Center
USA vs Australia game
The Center for Wooden Boats
Rowing around the Lake Union
Occidental Square
Brazil vs Haiti, just before leaving Seattle
New Orleans
New Orleans
New Orleans
Canal St
Canal Street Ferry Terminal
New Orleans Holocaust Memorial
Monument to the Immigrant
Love Wins NOLA
New Orleans Sign
I've added this spot to Google Maps :)
St. Louis Cathedral
Musical Legends Park
Louisiana Supreme Court Clerk
Royal St
Statue of Benito Juarez
Louis Armstrong Park
A wedding second line
Lafayette Square
City Park
New Orleans Museum of Art
Café Du Monde – City Park
Labyrinth in City Park
Greetings from NOLA Mural
Buckner Mansion
Tchoupitoulas St. Murals
Port of New Orleans
Convention Center
Jackson Square
Gumbo Shop
Ferry over Mississippi
Welcome to Algiers Point
Mississippi River Trail
Algiers Point
Greenwood Cemetery
Hurricane Katrina Memorial
French Market
French Quarter River Walk
French Quarters
Cafe Beignet, Canal St.
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego Santa Fe Depot
Embarcadero Marina Park South
Spruce Street Suspension Bridge
Balboa Park
Cabrillo Bridge
El Prado
The San Diego Museum of Art
Botanical Building
Spanish Village Art Center
Balboa Park Miniature Railroad
San Diego Zoo
Rose and Cactus Gardens
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
San Diego Air & Space Museum
Sunset Cliffs
Sunset Cliffs Cave
Lookout on Sunset Cliffs
Coronado Island
San Diego Chinese Historical Museum
Scripps Crossing Pedestrian Bridge
Secret RIP La Jolla Swing
It wasn't there :/
UCSD Scripps Pier
La Jolla Shores
Coast Walk Trail
La Jolla Cove & Wildlife Refuge
Gaslamp Quarter
Petco Park
Port of San Diego Parking
Coronado Ferry Landing
Hotel del Coronado
Imperial Beach Pier
San Diego California Temple
Black's Beach
Mushroom Beach House
La Jolla Shores Beach
Children's Pool La Jolla
Old Town
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Santa Monica Pier
Venice Beach
Venice Canal Historic District
Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, CA, USA
Laugh Factory
Hollywood Boulevard
First impressions from a rough-weather and holiday crowded visit. I returned later to finish up.
Runyon Canyon Park
Downtown LA
Hermosa Beach Pier
Griffith Observatory
Sunrise over LA
Hollywood Sign
Santa Monica Beach
The Getty
LA at night from The Getty
Angelus Temple
The historic site where Aimee Semple McPherson founded the Foursquare Church.
Lake Echo Park
Angels Flight
Built in 1901, Angels Flight was created to carry pedestrians up and down the steep incline between Downtown Los Angeles and the Bunker Hill neighborhood.
Walt Disney Concert Hall & Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Walt Disney Concert Hall - Acts as the permanent home for the world-famous Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil) and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion - The building hosted the Academy Awards more than 20 times between 1969 and 1999.
Bunker Hill Steps
The Last Bookstore
Rosslyn Hotel
A 1914 landmark once known as the largest hotel on the West Coast, famous for its historic, heart-shaped rooftop neon sign.
El Pueblo de Los Angeles
Historic district known as the official birthplace of Los Angeles, founded in 1781 and home to the city's oldest surviving structures.
LA Union Station
Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood Footprints
Santa Monica Pier
One more visit to the pier before leaving
New York - 2025 Thanksgiving
New York - 2025 Thanksgiving
New York - 2025 Thanksgiving
Times Sq-42 St Station
Macy's Parade
Gothic Bridge
The Pond & Gapstow Bridge
Bow Bridge
The Mall and Literary Walk
Times Square
Roosevelt Island Tramway
Roosevelt Island
Dumbo
Brooklyn Bridge
U.S. Court House
Chinatown
Little Italy
Grand Central
Staten Island Ferry
Rockefeller Center
The High Line
The Vessel
Harry Potter Shop New York
Flatiron Building
Empire State Building
Madison Square Garden & Penn Station
San Francisco - 2025
San Francisco - 2025
Fort Mason
The view from my hostel
Hyde St & Beach St
Salesforce Park
A four-block rooftop park sitting four stories above the street on top of the modern Transbay transit center, funded in part through a massive naming rights partnership with tech giant Salesforce, featuring global botanical gardens surrounded by downtown skyscrapers.
Bay Bridge
Golden Gate Viewpoint
Fort Point View Point
Hopper‘s Hands
Presidio Tunnel Tops
Lyon Street Steps
My go-to open-air gym during the pandemic. It features more than 330 steps cutting across two steep blocks, rewarding the climb with a breathtaking panoramic view of the bay.
Andy Goldsworthy's Wood Line
Lucasfilm
A discreet cinematic pilgrimage tucked in the Presidio where the public can walk right up to the beloved bronze Yoda fountain outside, and freely visit the open lobby area to check out classic Star Wars memorabilia, life-sized characters, and vintage props on display.
Palace of Fine Arts
Crissy Field East Beach
Chinatown San Francisco
Marshall's Beach
Golden Gate Bridge
Sutro Baths
The Painted Ladies
