Places heidicgobble Wants to Go

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.

This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."

A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.

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

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

The only female equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. is a 15th-century French heroine.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

One of the last mosaic tile facades found in the city.

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

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.

Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.

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

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.