The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

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

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

America's first federal monument.

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

The former home of the man whose radical ideas changed the nation.

This unique structure is the only one of its kind in Virginia.

A weathered, American Foursquare-style house originally built for lumber merchant William Wimsatt.

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

This little brick tunnel built by Confederate forces was used to conduct surprise attacks on the railroad.

This train station inspired the name of a 1970's rock band and provided the backdrop for their album cover.

Where pardoned turkeys once spent their all-too-brief final days.

This former train station was once an important shipping depot for the regions farmers.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.