Washington, D.C.
Dumbarton Oaks
The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Washington, D.C.
Tudor Place
A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.
Washington, D.C.
National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
Washington, D.C.
Summerhouse
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
Washington, D.C.
Foundry Branch Trolley Trestle Ruins
A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.
Washington, D.C.
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
Washington, D.C.
The Capitol Stones
Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.
Washington, D.C.
The Dupont Underground
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
Washington, D.C.
Catacombs of Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Washington, D.C.
International Spy Museum
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Washington, D.C.
National Capitol Columns
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
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Cornell, California
Alice Coltrane's Sai Anantam Ashram
A spiritual center in the Santa Monica Mountains founded by Alice Coltrane after the death of her husband and fellow jazz musician John Coltrane.
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San Francisco, California
Yerba Buena Tower
Condemned US Navy seaplane control tower turned officers’ club sits atop Yerba Buena Island.
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South Pasadena, California
The Curio Emporium
Delve into a wealth of oddities, antiques, and taxidermy treasures.
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San Francisco, California
Forbes Island
Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.
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San Francisco, California
Museum of Exotica
An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.
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San Francisco, California
Raygun Gothic Rocket Ship
A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.
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Litchfield, California
Secret - Abandoned Brothel
Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.
Los Angeles, California
Rustic Canyon's Murphy Ranch
World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.
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Los Angeles, California
Skeletons in the Closet
Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.
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Fremont, California
The Secret Sidewalk
The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.
Los Angeles, California
Eagle Rock
The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.
Martinez, California
John Muir's Giant Sequoia
A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.
