Washington, D.C.
D.C. War Memorial
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
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Washington, D.C.
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
Washington, D.C.
Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Endless rows of boxes of paper records line the hallways of the archaic federal facility where guns are traced.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
High Point, North Carolina
A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Wheeling, West Virginia
The largest piece of cut lead crystal adorned a grave for 75 years and is now the shining star of a glass museum.
Manteo, North Carolina
So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.
Braddock, Pennsylvania
These disused steel furnaces are now haunting ruins that may one day be a national park.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.
Washington, D.C.
The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.
Washington, D.C.
This forgotten boat elevator was an engineering marvel in its heyday.
Hatteras, North Carolina
The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.
Poplar Branch, North Carolina
The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.
Corolla, North Carolina
One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
A local prank turned town icon.
Cass, West Virginia
Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.
Ansted, West Virginia
The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.
Ocracoke, North Carolina
The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.
Jefferson, Maryland
One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.
Frisco, North Carolina
The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks. .
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."