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Inside the Wilkes Street Tunnel.

Alexandria, Virginia

Wilkes Street Tunnel

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

The Mariners' Museum and Park

Newport News, Virginia

The Mariner's Museum and Park

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

South Boundary Stone of Washington, DC

Alexandria, Virginia

South Boundary Stone of Washington, DC

America's first federal monument.

The New York Herald Monument.

New York, New York

New York Herald Monument

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

One of the original torpedoes is still on display.

Alexandria, Virginia

Torpedo Factory Art Center

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

The Exorcist Stairs

Washington, D.C.

The Exorcist Stairs

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

The footbridge to the island.

Washington, D.C.

Theodore Roosevelt Island

The national park was once a plantation estate.

Lightship Portsmouth Museum

Portsmouth, Virginia

Lightship Portsmouth Museum

A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

Corolla Wild Horses

Corolla, North Carolina

Corolla Wild Horses

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

Some of the 214 steps to the top

Corolla, North Carolina

Currituck Beach Lighthouse

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

Monument to a Century of Flight.

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Monument to a Century of Flight

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

Jockey's Ridge

Nags Head, North Carolina

Jockey's Ridge

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Outer Banks Futuro House
Permanently Closed

Frisco, North Carolina

Outer Banks Futuro House

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

Fountain of Three Storks

Minsk, Belarus

Fountain of Three Storks

A sculpture of graceful storks sits atop this fountain in Independence Square.

The Cat Museum.

Minsk, Belarus

Cat Museum

This Minsk museum has cat coffee, cat chess, cat art, and even a cat "staff," which visitors are free to take home.

National Library of Belarus

Minsk, Belarus

National Library of Belarus

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.

St. Sophia, side view.

Polotsk, Belarus

St. Sophia's Cathedral

Though it was heavily modified, fragments of the original medieval cathedral still survive.

Geographic Center of Europe

Polotsk, Belarus

Geographic Center of Europe

A monument in the Belarusian city of Polotsk claims to mark the exact midpoint of the European continent.

Dolhareubang of Meadowlark Gardens

Vienna, Virginia

Dolhareubang of Meadowlark Gardens

Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.

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