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A well-worn trail through thick woods in northern Montgomery County leads to an old schoolhouse.

The old building has been restored to its 1907 appearance.

A set of rowhouses built for laborers at a glass company are the last of their kind in Annapolis.

A memorial to an ill-fated Arctic expedition pursued by the U.S. Navy.

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

This Art-Deco movie palace is the oldest independent cinema in Atlanta.

Proceeds from this colorful teahouse in a historic Atlanta neighborhood directly fund women’s education in northeast India.

This angular brutalist playground turns playtime into modern art time.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

An overlooked oasis of quiet on the grounds of Washington's monumental basilica.

For 60 years, the academy had no permanent location until members voted Washington D.C. as its forever home.

A hoard of sky catalogs, astrophysical journals, even the works of Galileo and Copernicus.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.