Places alekg94 Wants to Go

A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

A unique marker erected during the 18th century.

Northern Virginia’s iconic Vietnamese shopping center.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

In October 1856, Harriet Tubman escaped arrest at this site while attempting to reunite an enslaved woman named Tilly with her fiancé.

This relic is one of the last survivors of the earliest eras of the American railroad.

Enjoy a brandy old fashioned with this petrified pet in a bar devoted to the local press.

This abandoned church languishing for decades is now one man's passion project and subject of paranormal investigators.

This Federal-style plantation house was once visited by Abraham Lincoln to meet with generals during the Civil War.

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

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

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.

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.

The Harlem Renaissance poet and activist wrote, organized, and hosted travelers in this Lynchburg, Virginia oasis.

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

At Brandy Station, Civil War soldiers left their mark on the battlefield and the walls of this small wooden house.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

The only museum outside of Australia dedicated to exhibiting the artwork of Indigenous Australian artists.

An abandoned textile mill that is now home to art and concerts.