Baltimore, Maryland
The Book Thing
This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Falls Church, Virginia
'Pennies from Heaven'
A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.
Warrenton, Virginia
Cold War Museum
This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.
Alexandria, Virginia
South Boundary Stone of Washington, DC
America's first federal monument.
Permanently Closed
Danville, Virginia
AAF Tank Museum
This sprawling museum holds one man's giant collection of real tanks.
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke Pinball Museum
This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.
Richmond, Virginia
The Grand Kugel
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
Permanently Closed
Thurmont, Maryland
Lawyer's Farm
This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Mini Monument
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
Fenwick Island, Delaware
Discoversea Shipwreck Museum
A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.
Delaware
Redbird Reef
Decommissioned NYC subway cars are dumped into the ocean to create this underwater wildlife habitat.
Laurel, Maryland
On the Brink
A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.
Dan, Israel
Golden Calf Altar
Idol made by King Jeroboam for the Israelites.
Jerusalem, Israel
Ades Synagogue
This "Jewish Sistine Chapel" was designed to reinvigorate Judaism's artistic legacy but was almost lost to misguided restoration.
Jerusalem, Israel
President's Room
On holy holidays, Israel's second president used this room atop Mount Zion as a refuge to read the Torah.
Ketura, Israel
Judean Date Palm Methuselah
This tree was extinct for a thousand years before sprouting again from a 2,000-year-old seed.
Potomac, Maryland
Maryland Gold Mine Ruins
The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.
Nahariya, Israel
Akhzivland
The most peaceful "country" in the Middle East.
Washington, D.C.
Catacombs of Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Washington, D.C.
National Bonsai Museum
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Washington, D.C.
FDR's Bomb Shelter
The first presidential bomb shelter was located in an old vault under the Treasury, connected to the White House via tunnel.
Washington, D.C.
Starship Enterprise NCC-1701
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
Washington, D.C.
The Brewmaster's Castle
This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.
