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The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

The headquarters of the Audubon Naturalist Society is a small slice of heaven for nature lovers.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

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

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

These figures float and flutter in this fountain crafted by famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.

Surrounded by a verdant garden and a backdrop of ivy, a monument to beloved poet Khalil Gibran stands outside of the Lebanese embassy.

This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.

A museum dedicated to Latvian history in the heart of Maryland.

A suburban museum tells the story of a historic transportation network and even provides rides in antique trolley cars.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.

This forgotten boat elevator was an engineering marvel in its heyday.

This site is believed to be connected to the oldest house in Arlington County.

These recently uncovered walls are all that's left of Washington, D.C's first defense contractor.

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.