Easton, Maryland
The Little Red Schoolhouse
The only one-room schoolhouse remaining in Talbot County, Maryland.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Cambridge, Maryland
Spocott Windmill
Both the building and blades of this reconstructed 19th-century windmill can turn in a breeze.
Cambridge, Maryland
Annie Oakley House
Historic home of America's sweetheart sharpshooter, Annie Oakley.
Cambridge, Maryland
FDR Smokestack Memorial
The elevator hidden in a smokestack on Roosevelt's yacht now serves as a monument to the former president.
Cambridge, Maryland
Bucktown Village Store
This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.
Falls Church, Virginia
'The Man Slopping Pigs'
This eye-catching sculpture of rural life seems a bit out of place at a suburban intersection in front of a car dealership.
Alexandria, Virginia
Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum
An original apothecary from 1792.
Alexandria, Virginia
Carlyle House Historic Park
A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.
Arlington, Virginia
Alexander's Island Border Dispute
The Pentagon sits on a former island that was in Virginia at low tide and D.C. at high tide.
Arlington, Virginia
Pentagon Taxi Tunnels Stubs
The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.
Washington, D.C.
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
Washington, D.C.
Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe
A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.
Washington, D.C.
Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
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.
Culture House
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
Washington, D.C.
Maine Avenue Fish Market
The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.
Washington, D.C.
The Transportation Walk
Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.
Washington, D.C.
Walter Johnson Statue
This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.
Washington, D.C.
Arsenal Monument
A striking memorial to the 21 lives lost in an explosion at the Washington Arsenal
Washington, D.C.
Congressional Cemetery
The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.
Bladensburg, Maryland
Bostwick House
This Georgian-style house built in 1746 is the oldest surviving structure in Bladensburg.
Washington, D.C.
USS Balao Conning Tower
Part of a WWII submarine is lurking outside the Washington Navy Yard parking lot.
Washington, D.C.
Navy Yard Railroad Gun
One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.
Bladensburg, Maryland
William Hilleary House
George Washington once stopped by this house for dinner.
