Berlin, Maryland
Assateague Island
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
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Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Chincoteague Island, Virginia
The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.
Poplar Branch, North Carolina
The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.
Nags Head, North Carolina
This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.
Salem, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.
Washington, D.C.
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
Arlington, Virginia
The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.
Arlington, Virginia
Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.
Arlington, Virginia
This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.
Washington, D.C.
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Washington, D.C.
The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.
Washington, D.C.
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
Washington, D.C.
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
Washington, D.C.
Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
Washington, D.C.
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Jeffrey City, Wyoming
This mining town boomed in the Atomic Age when uranium was gold, only to be abandoned when the industry collapsed.
Rawlins, Wyoming
This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.
Medicine Bow, Wyoming
A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.
Douglas, Wyoming
This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.
Bar Nunn, Wyoming
A small town built on an abandoned airfield has former runways as streets and a bar and grill in an old airplane hangar.
Alcova, Wyoming
A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.