Chevy Chase, Maryland
Into the Woods
The wooded estate of the Forest Service employee responsible for D.C.’s cherry blossom trees.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Silver Spring, Maryland
National Capital Trolley Museum
A suburban museum tells the story of a historic transportation network and even provides rides in antique trolley cars.
Bethesda, Maryland
Naval Surface Warfare Center
This massive swimming pool is the high tech home to the human-powered submarine races.
Greenbelt, Maryland
Greenbelt Historic District
A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.
Jefferson, Maryland
War Correspondents Memorial
One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.
College Park, Maryland
College Park Airport and Aviation Museum
The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.
Cabin John, Maryland
USDA Rammed Earth House
This suburban house is made of dirt, and almost sparked a revolution in home construction.
Baltimore, Maryland
Nuclear Ship Savannah
America's first nuclear-powered merchant ship is now a time warp to the atomic age.
Cockeysville, Maryland
National Electronics Museum
Electronic inventions that resulted in products and systems we use every day are on display in this labor-of-love museum.
Fort Meade, Maryland
Architect of the Capitol Archival Warehouse
A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.
Middletown, Maryland
The (First) Washington Monument
Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.
Silver Spring, Maryland
National Park Seminary
A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
National Museum of Crime and Punishment
America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.
Washington, D.C.
'Spirit of American Youth' Statue
A replica of the famous memorial statue at the Normandy American Cemetery hides in an office building in downtown D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Organization of American States Building
The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.
Washington, D.C.
Baptist Alley
This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.
Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Book Conveyor Tunnel
A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.
Washington, D.C.
Defense Intelligence Agency Museum
Amid the sprawling Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters is one of Washington's least accessible museums.
Washington, D.C.
National Academy of Sciences
For 60 years, the academy had no permanent location until members voted Washington D.C. as its forever home.
Washington, D.C.
The Presidential Booths at Martin's Tavern
Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.
Washington, D.C.
Georgetown Waterfront
The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.
Washington, D.C.
Eritrean Cultural Civic Center
Daily lunch spot for many of Washington, D.C.'s cab drivers.
Washington, D.C.
State Department Protocol Gift Office
They sort through millions of dollars worth of diplomatic gifts on behalf of the government.
Washington, D.C.
Senate Bathtubs
Senators used to relax in the nearly forgotten marble tubs now hidden in the U.S. Capitol Building's basement.
