Kensington, Maryland
Washington, D.C. Temple
The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.
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Places I've been
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Fort Washington, Maryland
Woodrow Wilson Bridge
This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
Baltimore, Maryland
Bromo-Seltzer Arts Tower
Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.
Bethesda, Maryland
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.
Cape May, New Jersey
Bunker At Cape May Point
World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Infinity Climber
A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.
Trenton, New Jersey
Old Barracks Museum
One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.
Chatsworth, New Jersey
Apple Pie Hill Fire Tower
How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.
Carlstadt, New Jersey
The Meadowlands
Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.
Washington, D.C.
Capitol Bollards
The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.
Washington, D.C.
Man Controlling Trade
A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.
Washington, D.C.
Freezing Newsmen Plaque
A small token of gratitude from freezing cold journalists who were given a warm haven while covering JFK's inauguration.
Washington, D.C.
The Sun Building
This nine-story building is the oldest standing skyscraper in D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Georgetown Waterfront
The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Aqueduct Chemical Tower
Every drop of D.C. tap water flows through this old waterworks.
Washington, D.C.
Watergate Gas Station
This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.
Washington, D.C.
The K-9 of the Korean War Veterans Memorial
Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
Washington, D.C.
NASA Full Scale Wind Tunnel Propeller
While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.
Washington, D.C.
Knife Edge
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
Washington, D.C.
Potomac Park Flood Levee
This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.
Washington, D.C.
Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
Washington, D.C.
Civil War Nurses Memorial
A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.
Washington, D.C.
Jefferson Pier Marker
A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.
Washington, D.C.
Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
