Washington, D.C.
Georgetown Waterfront
The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.
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Washington, D.C.
Navy Yard Railroad Gun
One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.
Washington, D.C.
Arizona Avenue Trestle
The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.
Washington, D.C.
Southwest Duck Pond
This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Mary's Garden
An overlooked oasis of quiet on the grounds of Washington's monumental basilica.
Washington, D.C.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Washington, D.C.
Peacock Room
This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.
Washington, D.C.
The Cuban Embassy's Hemingway Bar
When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.
Washington, D.C.
Summerhouse
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
Washington, D.C.
Catacombs of Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Mini Monument
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
Washington, D.C.
National Bonsai Museum
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
San Francisco, California
Secret Tiled Staircase
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
Key West, Florida
Nancy Forrester's Secret Garden
Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.
Key West, Florida
Dry Tortugas
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
Kaslo, British Columbia
SS Moyie
The "Crow Boat" of Kootenay Lake, sold for a dollar and now on display as "the world's oldest intact passenger sternwheeler."
Port Renfrew, British Columbia
Big Lonely Doug
Saved by a logger, this Douglas fir is one of the last great old-growth trees in Canada.
Alert Bay, British Columbia
World's Largest Totem Pole
This towering totem holds the title for the tallest in the world but only according to some.
North Vancouver, British Columbia
The Eye of the Wind
The mountaintop wind turbine boasts a viewing deck — and a fair share of controversy.
Powell River, British Columbia
S.S. Peralta
One of the final concrete ships built before World War II is now a crumbling breakwater.
Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia
Adams River Salmon Run
Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.
Sanca, British Columbia
Boswell Embalming Bottle House
This house was largely built out of hundreds of thousands of discarded glass embalming fluid bottles.
Tlell, British Columbia
Pesuta Shipwreck
The stunning remnants of this wreck emerge from an otherworldly backdrop of rainforests.
