Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

The system of air guns are fired off remotely to scare any trespassing avians.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

A graveyard that dates back over 200 years stands near a busy shopping center.

These figures float and flutter in this fountain crafted by famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.

A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.

A mammoth pair of Civil War artillery guns abandoned out in the forest.

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

This pharmacist and his patient greet visitors to the National Community Pharmacists Association.

The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.

This simple stone memorial remembers a secret, Geneva Convention-defying interrogation base from WWII.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

The former home of the man whose radical ideas changed the nation.

The last of nine massive kilns that produced many of the red bricks for buildings in Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia in the early 20th century.

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

This little brick tunnel built by Confederate forces was used to conduct surprise attacks on the railroad.

Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.

The only remaining African American schoolhouse in northern Virginia is now a museum dedicated to formerly enslaved people.

This church is known as "The Home Church of George Washington and George Mason."

An unusual and eclectic collection of local historical memorabilia.

The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.