This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This sculpture of a fisherman spent six years at the bottom of the Schuylkill River.

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Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.

This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

A street in front of NASA's D.C. headquarters has been named in honor of the Black women who were essential to early spaceflight.

This grisly headstone doesn’t seem to be resting in peace.

The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

Northern Virginia’s iconic Vietnamese shopping center.

This millstone-topped marker details the history of a mill that served as a landmark for both Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

An 83-foot tall granite obelisk honors the legacy of Dr. King in the heart of Norfolk's Black community.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

The longest pier in North America stretches over the Chesapeake Bay.

Dedicated to a veritable Houdini among P.O.W.s who escaped imprisonment on five separate occasions.