Washington, D.C.
Hinckley Hilton President's Walk
A hidden passageway now marks the site of an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that some say broke a 140-year-old curse.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Washington, D.C.
East Potomac Park Mini Golf
The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.
Washington, D.C.
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
Washington, D.C.
The Preamble in License Plates
The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.
Huntsville, Alabama
The Grave of Miss Baker
Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.
Columbus, Georgia
Lunch Box Museum
A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.
Enterprise, Alabama
Boll Weevil Monument
Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.
Chipley, Florida
Seacrest Wolf Preserve
A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.
Vernon, Florida
Vernon, Florida
For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.
Vernon, Florida
Moss Hill Methodist Church Handprints
Ancient church constructed with a special wood that preserves prints from the past.
