Council Bluffs, Iowa
Pottawattamie Squirrel Cage Jail
The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.
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Council Bluffs, Iowa
The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.
Arlington, Virginia
Situated in a bustling intersection, this "mobile" monument that honors local veterans from five different wars has moved several times but appears to have found its final resting place.
Barcelona, Spain
An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
This hands-on museum houses roughly 80 vintage pinball machines and arcade games.
Asheville, North Carolina
The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Boonsboro, Maryland
Bizarre Cavern.
Ibiza, Spain
Inside a former smuggler's cave, an artificial waterfall and light show.
Alexandria, Virginia
Dedicated to a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who was also a bird watcher and artist.
Arlington, Virginia
The last remaining location of a drive-up hot dog stand named after a local pool shark.
Manassas, Virginia
This train station inspired the name of a 1970's rock band and provided the backdrop for their album cover.
Falls Church, Virginia
This eye-catching sculpture of rural life seems a bit out of place at a suburban intersection in front of a car dealership.
Alexandria, Virginia
Built to defend Washington D.C. during the Civil War, this fort became a post-war nucleus for a thriving Black community.
Alexandria, Virginia
Long buried under the 20th-century landscape, this lift lock of the Alexandria Canal is the lone remnant of an ambitious early American transportation project.
Bedford, Virginia
This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.
Arlington, Virginia
Please don’t anchor your boat onto the Department of Defense’s underwater data cables.
Sterling, Virginia
This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.
Alexandria, Virginia
This simple stone memorial remembers a secret, Geneva Convention-defying interrogation base from WWII.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.
Alexandria, Virginia
The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.
Lorton, Virginia
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.
Locust Grove, Virginia
The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.
Berlin, Maryland
Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.