Washington, D.C.
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
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Washington, D.C.
Fort DeRussy
A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.
Washington, D.C.
Arizona Avenue Trestle
The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.
Washington, D.C.
The Capitol Stones
Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.
Washington, D.C.
Frederick Douglass’s House, Cedar Hill
The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
United Brick Corporation Ruins
Once the supplier for noteworthy projects like the National Cathedral, this old brickworks now lies abandoned.
Washington, D.C.
Catacombs of Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Washington, D.C.
National Capitol Columns
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Washington, D.C.
National Bonsai Museum
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Washington, D.C.
Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
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.
Peirce Mill Spy Station
Cold War intelligence agents monitored communist embassies from an attic in a former pigeon coop.
Washington, D.C.
Congressional Cemetery
The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.
Arlington, Virginia
Headstone-Eating Trees
The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.
Arlington, Virginia
DEA Museum
An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.
Washington, D.C.
Uncle Beazley the Triceratops
A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Naval Observatory Library
A hoard of sky catalogs, astrophysical journals, even the works of Galileo and Copernicus.
Arlington, Virginia
Dark Star Park
This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.
Arlington, Virginia
Rosslyn Metro Escalator
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
Permanently Closed
District of Columbia
Museum of Unnatural History
Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.
Travelers Rest, South Carolina
Poinsett Bridge
The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.
