Washington, D.C.
Walter Johnson Statue
This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.
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Washington, D.C.
This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.
Washington, D.C.
The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.
Washington, D.C.
Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.
Washington, D.C.
An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.
Washington, D.C.
A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.
Washington, D.C.
There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.
Washington, D.C.
An obscure public service from the U.S. government that redeems burnt, moldy, and soiled old greenbacks.
Washington, D.C.
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
Washington, D.C.
When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.
Washington, D.C.
The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.
Washington, D.C.
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Fort Kent, Maine
A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.
Seattle, Washington
Craft liquors concocted in an old Seattle warehouse.
Seattle, Washington
Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.
Seattle, Washington
Providing the soundtrack to the golden years of the Seattle grunge scene.
Seattle, Washington
Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.
Seattle, Washington
This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.
Brooklyn, New York
The final resting place of a former Dodgers and Mets player can be found in central Brooklyn, in the first diocesan cemetery for Catholics in the borough.
Hoyvík, Faroe Islands
Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.
Pembrey, Wales
This former military airfield's claim to fame came from a lucky accident during the Second World War.
Caernarfon, Wales
This Welsh hotel is the spiritual home of the British 1953 Everest expedition, the first successful ascent of Mount Everest.
Machynlleth, Wales
Led Zeppelin wrote some of their most iconic songs at this little 18th-century Welsh cottage.
Trevor, Wales
The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.
Famagusta, Cyprus
A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.