Arlington, Virginia
Rosslyn Metro Escalator
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
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Arlington, Virginia
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Stowe, Vermont
Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.
Stowe, Vermont
The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.
San Antonio, Texas
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.
Hershey, Pennsylvania
This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.
Mount Vernon, Ohio
Abandoned former poorhouse, bible college, and haunted house in an Ohio hamlet.
Ocracoke, North Carolina
The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.
Queens, New York
This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.
Taos, New Mexico
A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.
Washoe County, Nevada
Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.
Reno, Nevada
The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.
Saugatuck, Michigan
In this quiet park a rendition of a classic painting graces the outside of a charming restroom.
Saugatuck, Michigan
This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.
Holland, Michigan
The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.
Bethesda, Maryland
FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.
Bethesda, Maryland
She stares out across six lanes of traffic, clutching a musket and infant with determination.
Fort Washington, Maryland
This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
Bethesda, Maryland
Proto-CIA agents trained with grenades in the sand traps and fired machine guns from the fairways.