Washington, D.C.
Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
901
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
Foundry Branch Trolley Trestle Ruins
A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.
Washington, D.C.
National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
Washington, D.C.
Summerhouse
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Memorial Undercroft
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
Washington, D.C.
The Old Patent Model Museum
During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.
Washington, D.C.
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
Washington, D.C.
FBI Spy House
A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
Washington, D.C.
Zero Milestone
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Mini Monument
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
Washington, D.C.
The Capitol Stones
Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.
Washington, D.C.
The Brewmaster's Castle
This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.
Washington, D.C.
National Bonsai Museum
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Washington, D.C.
The Dupont Underground
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Big Apple Time Capsule
A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
O'Hurley's General Store
This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.
Grafton, West Virginia
B&O Railroad Station and Willard Hotel
Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.
Morgantown, West Virginia
Henry Clay Iron Furnace
A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.
Salem, West Virginia
Brandy Gap Tunnel #2
This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Brooklyn Ruins
The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Birthplace of the Steamboat
A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
John Brown's Fort
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
George Washington Bathtub
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
