Places Edited by Jason Michael Walker

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

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

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Home of the physician who set the leg of John Wilkes Booth after the Lincoln assassination.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

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

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

Featuring one of the most complete and original collections of Presidential memorabilia, this is the site of the last front porch presidential campaigns.