Places ch1k822 Wants to Go

Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.

Home to the organ played at General MacArthur's funeral.

A journey along this trail means indulging in a slice of nostalgia.

A gift from Scotland to the United States in memory of the 270 lives lost when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie due to a terrorist bombing.

This field of concrete was once an active defense site armed with nuclear warheads.

This unique structure is the only one of its kind in Virginia.

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.

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

Once the largest trading firm of enslaved people in the U.S., this building is now a museum that preserves Alexandria's dark past.

This homestead was occupied by Union soldiers, who believed the owners were signaling Confederate forces.

This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."

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

A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.

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

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

A 14-foot monument marks the resting place of two of the town's earliest residents—and one unknown soldier.

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.

This former Cold War missile control site played an important role in the creation of GPS.

A glimpse into the sacrifices of military members during World War II.

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.

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