Places Edited by AF

Founded in 1788, this Rhode Island institution is the oldest operating general store in America.

The final resting place of a physician rescued during the bombardment of Fort McHenry.

The former home of elite checkers battles of the Capital Pool Checkers Club.

A secret rendezvous spot where John S. Mosby and his Rangers would meet to divvy up their loot after raids.

This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.

The final home of the most famous horse of the American Civil War.

Depending on who you ask, this controversial treehouse is either a charmingly creative child's playhouse or an illegal encroachment on public land.

This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.

This mighty white oak in Bethesda survived both the American Revolution and the construction of Washington D.C.'s metro red line.

The only public swimming pool in Baltimore open to Black Americans during segregation is now a permanent memorial art exhibit.

A piece of the Ludendorff Bridge, also known as Remagan Bridge, calls this military base home.

A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.

Once a sewer culvert, this road tunnel now offers cyclists and pedestrians a subterranean stroll under the C&O Canal.

A small brick parlor house and artist's studio located in the wilderness is surrounded by imposing suburban palaces.

This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

The "Sultan of Swat" once attended a school at the site of this baseball field.

This historic church houses the grave of a Scottish soldier who fought in the Battle of Waterloo.

A museum dedicated to the former country.

This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.

A decaying garage hidden amid the dense forest is all that remains of a once-prosperous dairy farm.

Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.

An overlooked tribute to one of the most important peace deals in American history.

This abandoned nitrate town was repurposed as a dictator's prison.

A small, forgotten prison cemetery marked only by a wrought-iron fence and eerie depressions left in the ground.