Places Annie Oortman Wants to Go

Please don’t anchor your boat onto the Department of Defense’s underwater data cables.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

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

This sprawling farm was once a Cold War-era hideaway for the nation's top diplomats.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

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

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

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

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

This simple stone memorial remembers a secret, Geneva Convention-defying interrogation base from WWII.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

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

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

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

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

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.

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

Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

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

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.