Places ERuler39 Wants to Go

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

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

This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.

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

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

The Pentagon sits on a former island that was in Virginia at low tide and D.C. at high tide.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

Once forgotten and built over, this historic Black cemetery now houses a poignant memorial.

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.

This simple stone memorial remembers a secret, Geneva Convention-defying interrogation base from WWII.

Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

This sprawling farm was once a Cold War-era hideaway for the nation's top diplomats.

The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.