The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

A 30-foot-tall cement chair pays tribute to a historic design and a local industry.

This steam locomotive served as both an interesting static display and unique playground equipment since 1959.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

This Annapolis home was built by one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

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

The only labyrinth within the city of Alexandria.

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

This millstone-topped marker details the history of a mill that served as a landmark for both Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War.

This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

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

America's first federal monument.

Once forgotten and built over, this historic Black cemetery now houses a poignant memorial.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

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

An original apothecary from 1792.

This small pedestal marks the spot of the first lot of land sold in Alexandria, Virginia in 1749.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

Long buried under the 20th-century landscape, this lift lock of the Alexandria Canal is the lone remnant of an ambitious early American transportation project.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.