Washington, D.C.
Starship Enterprise NCC-1701
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
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Washington, D.C.
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
Washington, D.C.
The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.
Washington, D.C.
The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.
Washington, D.C.
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
Washington, D.C.
On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.
Washington, D.C.
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
Washington, D.C.
The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.
Arlington, Virginia
A battleship’s mast sits atop a turret-like memorial, commemorating those who lost their lives in one of the precipitating events of the Spanish-American War.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Constructed during the roaring 20s, this restored historic hotel recalls its past as home to the first in-hotel distillery.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
The first federal construction project authorized under the Constitution
Ocean City, Maryland
This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
This downtown statue pays tribute to the Native American game that gave the city of La Crosse its name.
Onalaska, Wisconsin
This giant fiberglass sunfish welcomes visitors to Onalaska, Wisconsin, the "Sunfish Capital of the World."
Sparta, Wisconsin
These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.
Frostburg, Maryland
A steel skeleton is all that exists of what is supposed to be a replica of Noah's Ark
Oldtown, Maryland
Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.
White Post, Virginia
An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.
Middletown, Maryland
Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
True to its name, this little house presents like a dollhouse, and surprising details are revealed with a quick peek through the window.