Hyattsville, Maryland
Vanadu Art House
An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.
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Hyattsville, Maryland
An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.
Wilmington, Delaware
The second oldest and longest of Delaware's three covered bridges.
Wilmington, Delaware
The smallest and oldest covered bridge in Delaware.
Wilmington, Delaware
The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.
Wilmington, Delaware
The longest covered bridge in Delaware.
Wilmington, Delaware
A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.
Puerto Rico
On a clear day, you can see all the way to the Virgin Islands from the top of this observation tower built in the 1960s.
Bermuda
Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.
East Granby, Connecticut
A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.
Springfield, Massachusetts
The final resting place of a wealthy landowner who helped create the largest public park in Western Massachusetts.
Salem, Massachusetts
A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.
Richmond, Virginia
A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.
Washington, D.C.
The final residence of an educator, civil rights leader, and presidential advisor was also the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women.
Washington, D.C.
Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.
Washington, D.C.
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.
Washington, D.C.
The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
Washington, D.C.
One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.
Hopewell, Virginia
For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.
Petersburg, Virginia
An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.
New York, New York
Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.
Yonkers, New York
A beautiful, historic location open to the public.
Washington, D.C.
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.