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The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

Golden plates containing what would become the Book of Mormon were believed to be buried on this New York hillside.

A field in which God and his son Jesus purportedly appeared to a young farm boy named Joseph Smith.

A carriage house converted into what resembles an 11th-century English manor house

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

A macabre farm reserved part of its 222-acres for dead bodies, all in the name of science.