Places adamthehistorianghosthunter Wants to Go

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.

An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.

This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

America's first federal monument.

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.

Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.