Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

The former home of elite checkers battles of the Capital Pool Checkers Club.

The historic home of an educator, abolitionist, activist, and poet.

Need a hardcopy of the 50-title Code of Federal Regulations? This is the place.

This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.

Coins and medals straight from the mint await visitors to this shop in the nation's capital.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

The oldest house in Washington, D.C. wasn't originally constructed in the nation's capital.

A diminutive memorial marks the site of a successful assassination by a right-wing death squad in America's capital.

A public art jibe at one of the United States’ oldest and longest-serving senators.

The first museum in the U.S. to address human rights issues in China.

Also known as the Founding Church of Scientology.

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

Built to defend Washington D.C. during the Civil War, this fort became a post-war nucleus for a thriving Black community.

A small and somewhat hidden memorial to 68 local veterans of the Vietnam War.

Once the largest trading firm of enslaved people in the U.S., this building is now a museum that preserves Alexandria's dark past.

This cannon dating to 1755 has stood guard at this suburban intersection since 1915.

A state park that once served as an important river crossing, and now offers protected lands for endangered plants and animals.

The ruins of an 18th-century mansion that was once named "Mistake" by the man who had it built.

A piece of the Ludendorff Bridge, also known as Remagan Bridge, calls this military base home.

This homestead was occupied by Union soldiers, who believed the owners were signaling Confederate forces.

Dedicated to a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who was also a bird watcher and artist.

This marker at the entrance to the Humphreys Engineer Center honors the former Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers.

The last early 20th-century schoolhouse in Fairfax County has galvanized the community and engendered a spirit of service among residents.

This unique structure is the only one of its kind in Virginia.