Vienna, Virginia
Dolhareubang of Meadowlark Gardens
Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Alexandria, Virginia
Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum
An original apothecary from 1792.
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
Silver Spring, Maryland
Mammalian Brain Collection
Brain collection and database that narrows the gap between man and animal.
Silver Spring, Maryland
National Museum of Health and Medicine
An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Woodend Sanctuary & Mansion
The headquarters of the Audubon Naturalist Society is a small slice of heaven for nature lovers.
Hyattsville, Maryland
Vanadu Art House
An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.
Arlington, Virginia
Reagan National Airport Bird Cannon
The system of air guns are fired off remotely to scare any trespassing avians.
Bethesda, Maryland
Mushroom House of Bethesda
Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.
Arlington, Virginia
DEA Museum
An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.
Washington, D.C.
The Adams Memorial
A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
Palace of Wonders
Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.
Arlington, Virginia
Pierre L’Enfant’s (Second) Gravesite
The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.
District of Columbia
Darth Vader Grotesque
The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.
Washington, D.C.
Cuban-American Friendship Urn
The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.
Permanently Closed
District of Columbia
Museum of Unnatural History
Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.
Washington, D.C.
Sergeant Stubby
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
Washington, D.C.
Jefferson Pier Marker
A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.
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.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
Treasury Department Laundry
Literal "money laundering."
Washington, D.C.
St. Elizabeths Hospital
Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.
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.
Rotunda of the Provinces
An echo chamber with a waterfall wrapped around its base at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Watergate Fountain
The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.
