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

Historic Lee family homestead built in 1785, later serving as a private home and a Civil War hospital.

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

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

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

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

An original apothecary from 1792.

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

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

America's first federal monument.

This rudder is one of the few remnants of a shipyard that once operated on the banks of the Potomac River.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

A tribute to a hometown hero and surfing legend.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

How did the 110-ton limestone statue cross the road?

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.