Places megkaczynski Wants to Go

One of the oldest Catholic churches in the U.S., situated just east of Gettysburg.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

This small hilltop church weaves the urban history of Washington, D.C. with the national history of the United States.

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

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

A historic Maryland home that once belonged to a man who has been called "the most insignificant" U.S. Supreme Court justice.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

One of the few remaining Rosenwald Schools left in Virginia.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

A lawn full of retired spacecraft on display at one of NASA's first research labs.

This grove was planted more than a century ago by the War Mothers of World War I.

This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.

Drink the 'Blood of Christ' in this Roman Catholic fever dream.

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

These five Art Deco homes were meant to solve the "small house problem."

Sip creative cocktails in the former vault of the Riggs Bank.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

An overlooked oasis of quiet on the grounds of Washington's monumental basilica.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.