Prince, West Virginia
Prince Station
In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.
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Hamer, South Carolina
South of the Border
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Bangor, Maine
Stephen King's Former House
The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.
Lewes, Delaware
Lewes Town Clock
Designed to commemorate the founding of the first settlement in Delaware.
Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania
Hickory Run Boulder Field
A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
The Natural Bridge
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
The Lower Swedish Cabin
One of the oldest log cabins in America is one of the last of its kind this historic Swedish dwelling remains a piece of living history.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Lackawanna Coal Mine
Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Ruins of St. John's Episcopal Church
Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.
Washington, D.C.
Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
Washington, D.C.
Owney the Postal Dog
A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.
Washington, D.C.
Old Post Office Tower
The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.
Arlington, Virginia
Rosslyn Metro Escalator
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
Washington, D.C.
International Spy Museum
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Alexandria, Virginia
Wilkes Street Tunnel
This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.
Alexandria, Virginia
The George Washington Masonic National Memorial
This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Lightning Rod
The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.
Washington, D.C.
Roman Legionnaire Modesty Shields
Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.
Washington, D.C.
Boy Scout Memorial
The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
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.
Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
Washington, D.C.
Starship Enterprise NCC-1701
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
