Washington, D.C.
Capitol Building Tunnel System
Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.
Places I've been
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Washington, D.C.
Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.
Washington, D.C.
A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.
Delaware City, Delaware
A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.
San Bernardino, California
The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'
Kalkaska, Michigan
Michigan’s most famous shoe tree.
Mears, Michigan
An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Bath Township, Michigan
A park and memorial dedicated to the victims of the deadliest school massacre in American history.
Glen Arbor Township, Michigan
This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Manistique, Michigan
This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
Leupp, Arizona
The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.
Tombstone, Arizona
A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.
Pine, Arizona
The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.
Phoenix, Arizona
A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.
Fort Washington, Maryland
This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
Ellicott City, Maryland
An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.
Ellicott City, Maryland
The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.
Arlington, Virginia
This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.
Alexandria, Virginia
The only place for a truly presidential dram.
Alexandria, Virginia
The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.