Burlington, Vermont
Lake Champlain Monster Monument
Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.
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Burlington, Vermont
Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.
Burlington, Vermont
Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.
Burlington, Vermont
Inspired by the work of a German artist, these brass installations commemorate the lives of enslaved Vermonters.
Waterbury, Vermont
The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
South Burlington, Vermont
A pair of black granite tails dive into a sea of grass in landlocked Vermont.
Burlington, Vermont
This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.
Arlington, Virginia
A battleship’s mast sits atop a turret-like memorial, commemorating those who lost their lives in one of the precipitating events of the Spanish-American War.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Some of the largest trees of their kinds exist throughout Williamsburg’s historic core.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”
Washington, D.C.
A hidden mid-city oasis, built for pollinators amid the concrete of federal buildings
Washington, D.C.
A street in front of NASA's D.C. headquarters has been named in honor of the Black women who were essential to early spaceflight.
Salem, Massachusetts
A rare 16-bedroom Qing Dynasty house re-erected on the campus of the Peabody Essex Museum.Â
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Washington, D.C.
This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.
Washington, D.C.
The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.
Knoxville, Maryland
This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
Washington, D.C.
A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.
Washington, D.C.
Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.
Washington, D.C.
A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.
Washington, D.C.
Engraved in stone here are the signatures of everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Washington, D.C.
A centuries-old stone pagoda from Japan stands among cherry trees beside the National Mall Tidal Basin.
Alexandria, Virginia
The only place for a truly presidential dram.
Springfield, Illinois
This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.