Lanham, Maryland
NASA Goddard Rocket Garden
A lawn full of retired spacecraft on display at one of NASA's first research labs.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center
Learn about the last river many crossed to find freedom from slavery in the United States.
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo City Hall
The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls Whirlpool Aero Car
Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Niagara Falls Floral Clock
This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.
Buffalo, New York
Charles Burchfield's 'Turtle-Back Rock'
In the recreated studio of a visionary artist, a stone that may be more than meets the eye.
New York, New York
Spotlight on Broadway Map
The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.
New Windsor, New York
Storm King Art Center
100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.
Richmond, Virginia
Hotel Greene
A fake 1930s-euro-style hotel with an indoor mini golf course.
Richmond, Virginia
Byrd Theatre
This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.
Richmond, Virginia
The Grand Kugel
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
Washington, D.C.
Japanese Stone Lantern
A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.
Washington, D.C.
Inaugural Parade Center Line
A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.
Washington, D.C.
National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Jamestown Glasshouse
History says that America’s first English industrial manufacture began here with a “tryal of glasse.”
Eggleston, Virginia
The Palisades Restaurant
Dine in a former general store from the Roaring Twenties, when Eggleston was a hot springs boomtown.
Bristol, Virginia
Birthplace of Country Music Museum
Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.
Chantilly, Virginia
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke Star
Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.
Breezewood, Pennsylvania
Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike
An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.
Washington, D.C.
The Dupont Underground
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
Washington, D.C.
USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
Washington, D.C.
Capitol Air Conditioning Towers
"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”
Washington, D.C.
Grand Lodge Of Masons
This Masonic lodge was the first major private building to be constructed in Washington, D.C. after the Civil War.
