Places jordank Wants to Go

A double agent hid information for the Soviet Union beneath this bridge for more than 20 years.

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.

This Viking-inspired miniature golf course features a pirate ship and views of Icelandic landscapes.

This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.

One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.

An overlooked oasis of quiet on the grounds of Washington's monumental basilica.

Home to two notable early-20th-century Black educators, Lucy Slowe and Mary Burrill.

This historic building is now home to the Public Access Corporation for the District of Columbia.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

Giant scissors seemingly stabbed into the side of a hair salon leave no question about the vocation of the owners.

A cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

A 9 year-old boy’s elaborate cardboard arcade in his father’s used auto parts store.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."