Honoring combatants from Portsmouth who served in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.

A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

A unique marker erected during the 18th century.

A living history village recreates a vanished 19th century community.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

One of America's oldest continuously operating hotels offers a blend of rich history and historic architecture in the heart of Annapolis.

A charming tour of the umbrella, tin-can, and drinking-straw capital of the world.

Both the building and blades of this reconstructed 19th-century windmill can turn in a breeze.

The last remains of one of the oldest and largest oak trees in the United States calls this state park home.

At the birthplace of American railroading, a world-class collection of historic trains.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

Washed out by the Johnstown Flood in 1889, the surviving portion of the original two-span bridge now resides at Fishing Creek.

This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.

The smallest covered bridge in Maryland.

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

This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.