The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.

A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.

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

America's first federal monument.

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

The mortal remains of a Russian prince, priest and paranormal investigator who came to America in 1792.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

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

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.