Edinburgh, Scotland
Old Stockbridge Market
The remnants of a facade from a 19th-century market stall emporium.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The remnants of a facade from a 19th-century market stall emporium.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The statue honors a beloved bird that once roamed St. George's Market.
Seattle, Washington
A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.
North Bend, Washington
Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.
Elsie, Oregon
A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.
Portland, Oregon
The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.
Winlock, Washington
The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.
Toledo, Washington
These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.
Troutdale, Oregon
This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.
Fairfax Station, Virginia
The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.
Sterling, Virginia
These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.
Arlington, Virginia
The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.
Arlington, Virginia
This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.
Alexandria, Virginia
The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.
Alexandria, Virginia
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Alexandria, Virginia
This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.
Arlington, Virginia
The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Memorial built in 1922 in remembrance of WWI casualties.
Richmond, Virginia
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
Montreal, Québec
City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.