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People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.

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

This is a century-old World War defence bunker which was ruined and condemned, and is now restored and re-purposed as a 'Living History' asset.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

This American Civil War-era fort still stands near the border between Washington, D.C. and Maryland.

This tiny, one-acre cemetery serves as a reminder of when the Civil War got close to the nation’s capitol.

In an alcove of this historic library, you can find murals painted in the 1930s by an artist who went on to create some of Disney's most iconic animated films.

One of the first Second Empire-style buildings constructed in North America.

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

This nine-story building is the oldest standing skyscraper in D.C.

Washington's top-secret Cold War-era doomsday communications tower is located in a small neighborhood park.

A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.

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

This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

This 100-foot tall bluff located in the western plains of Kansas overlooks a massive reservoir.

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