Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
General Sickles's Wound Marker
This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.
Orrtanna, Pennsylvania
An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.
Frederick, Maryland
This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.
Herndon, Virginia
A decaying garage hidden amid the dense forest is all that remains of a once-prosperous dairy farm.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
The "All-Seeing Eye of God" symbol on this library is a clue to one of the many former lives of this building.
Milford, Delaware
Live chainsaw carvings of tiki statues aim to keep a tradition with ancient roots alive in this small Delaware town.
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
These old doors are covered in the signatures of Rehoboth Beach artists dating back to the 1930s.
Lewes, Delaware
World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.
Lewes, Delaware
The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.
Lewes, Delaware
A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.
Milton, Delaware
What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.
Milton, Delaware
A statue of the English poet for whom this Delaware town is named is ritually dressed in seasonally appropriate clothing.
Frederick, Maryland
Rumors persist that a bottle of whiskey is sealed within this Demijohn-shaped adornment.
Annapolis, Maryland
This memorial honors five journalists who were killed in a mass shooting in 2018, and affirms the importance of the first amendment.
Washington, D.C.
The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.
Frederick, Maryland
Historic barracks utilized during both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.
Baltimore, Maryland
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
Washington, D.C.
Part of a WWII submarine is lurking outside the Washington Navy Yard parking lot.
Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Navy’s preposterously detailed mini battleship took 77,000 hours to complete.
Washington, D.C.
One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
These ruins of an octagonal stone school that was later used as an A.U.M.P. church exemplify a popular school design from the 1830s.
Wilmington, Delaware
The longest covered bridge in Delaware.
Washington, D.C.
Surrounded by a verdant garden and a backdrop of ivy, a monument to beloved poet Khalil Gibran stands outside of the Lebanese embassy.
Elkton, Maryland
A rural colonial settlement that contains the remains of a store and cooper.