Washington, D.C.
International Temple of the Order of the Eastern Star
Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Book Tower
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.
Washington, D.C.
Watergate Fountain
The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
Site of the Union Station Train Crash
A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.
Washington, D.C.
The Portrait Monument
Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Fouke, Arkansas
Boggy Creek Monster
The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.
Texarkana, Texas
Ace of Clubs House
$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.
North Little Rock, Arkansas
The Old Mill
The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.
Gurdon, Arkansas
The Gurdon Light
A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect.
