Schools

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.

The wooded estate of the Forest Service employee responsible for D.C.’s cherry blossom trees.

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

One of the largest bamboo bridges in Asia, located right next to a bamboo school.

One of America's first spies started out as a teacher in this little red one-room schoolhouse.

The school tested mustard gas for the U.S. Army during World War I.

A rare particle accelerator with a tremendous energy range is tucked away at Ohio University.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.