Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Once the supplier for noteworthy projects like the National Cathedral, this old brickworks now lies abandoned.

An overlooked oasis of quiet on the grounds of Washington's monumental basilica.

Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near the Capitol to settle their disputes with blood.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

A lawn full of retired spacecraft on display at one of NASA's first research labs.

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.

Two dozen pinball games hidden away inside a most unlikely location.

The Forest Service's surprisingly sophisticated collection of wildfire prevention art features America's most beloved bear.

An unusual sculpture, an interesting history, in a strange place, for a good cause.

An FDR-era tuberculosis sanatorium has stood abandoned in the suburbs of the U.S. capital for over 30 years.

These massive concrete balls were used to mine gold in Virginia.

These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.

Please don’t anchor your boat onto the Department of Defense’s underwater data cables.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

Right next to departures—how convenient!

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.