Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Places I've been
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Washington, D.C.
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Green Bank, West Virginia
The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.
Riverton, West Virginia
Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Farmington, Pennsylvania
The site of the little-known Pennsylvania battle that sparked the Seven Years' War.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.
Columbia, Pennsylvania
North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.
Milford, Pennsylvania
One of the U.S. Forest Service's only mansions is outfitted with a dinner table for floating food.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
New Hope, Pennsylvania
This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
Fort Washington, Maryland
This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
Waldorf, Maryland
Home of the physician who set the leg of John Wilkes Booth after the Lincoln assassination.
Baltimore, Maryland
The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.
Bowie, Maryland
The development and impact of electronic media showcased in a picturesque farmhouse in Maryland.
Baltimore, Maryland
A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.