Arlington, Virginia
Alexander's Island Border Dispute
The Pentagon sits on a former island that was in Virginia at low tide and D.C. at high tide.
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Arlington, Virginia
The Pentagon sits on a former island that was in Virginia at low tide and D.C. at high tide.
Germantown, Maryland
The whole world in one water tank.
Frederick, Maryland
A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.
Bluemont, Virginia
Conveniently located within binocular range of a nuclear bunker, the "summer camp" area was a painfully obvious spy house.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
College Park, Maryland
The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.
Cabin John, Maryland
This suburban house is made of dirt, and almost sparked a revolution in home construction.
Bethesda, Maryland
Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.
Winters, California
The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.
Prince, West Virginia
In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.
Oxford, England
This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.
London, England
This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.
Bury Saint Edmunds, England
The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.
London, England
Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.
London, England
The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
Ashland, Massachusetts
A historic pub with traditional Irish cuisine, fine drinks, and a paranormal past.
London, England
This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”
Kunene Region, Namibia
Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.
Pleasantville, New York
This giant rock arrived at this quiet park thousands of years ago on the back of a massive glacier.
Eastham, Massachusetts
The largest glacial erratic boulder on Cape Cod.
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.
Lancaster, England
A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.
Whitehead, Northern Ireland
These huge glacial erratics are humorously named after a much much smaller bird.
Alexandria, Virginia
Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.