Vicksburg, Mississippi
Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum
A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Richmond, Virginia
Agecroft Hall and Gardens
A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.
Richmond, Virginia
Evergreen Cemetery
This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.
Brooklyn, New York
Spritz Cookie Gravestone
This recipe is set in stone.
Johnson City, Tennessee
Mountain Dew Headstone
This bottle-shaped monument pays tribute to the Appalachian drink that changed the pace of human life.
Millwood, Virginia
Burwell-Morgan Mill
Little has changed in the way that this mill operates since the 18th-century.
Annapolis, Maryland
'The Walking Man'
A touching tribute to a local hero who made sure his neighborhood stayed clean.
White Post, Virginia
The White Post
An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.
Breaks, Virginia
Breaks Interstate Park
Zipline through the deepest canyon in the eastern United States.
Pound, Virginia
Francis Gary Powers Memorial
A highway marker that honors a former spy plane pilot and local hero.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
Site of the Knickerbocker Disaster
You could be standing at the site of one of D.C.'s most fatal tragedies and not even know it.
Washington, D.C.
Dahlgren Iron Cross
A purported 17th-century religious artifact with noteworthy associations to Catholic history in the U. S.
Washington, D.C.
Taras Shevchenko Memorial
A small park honors the legendary Ukrainian poet.
Washington, D.C.
Cutts-Madison House
After James Madison's death, his wife and former First Lady Dolley Madison lived in this yellow building near the White House.
Washington, D.C.
Fort Stevens
This American Civil War-era fort still stands near the border between Washington, D.C. and Maryland.
Washington, D.C.
Battleground National Cemetery
This tiny, one-acre cemetery serves as a reminder of when the Civil War got close to the nation’s capitol.
Washington, D.C.
Museum of the Palestinian People
This small museum is dedicated to telling the 4,000-year story of Palestinian history, culture, and resistance.
Washington, D.C.
Misspelling at the Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.
Washington, D.C.
The Transportation Walk
Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.
Washington, D.C.
Evelyn Y. Davis's Gravestone
A memorial to a shareholder activist feared by CEOs around the United States.
Washington, D.C.
Inaugural Parade Center Line
A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.
Washington, D.C.
The Kreeger Museum
The legacy of a wealthy executive and his wife, this little-known art museum features works by Picasso, Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, and more.
Washington, D.C.
Letelier-Moffitt Monument
A diminutive memorial marks the site of a successful assassination by a right-wing death squad in America's capital.
Washington, D.C.
American University Experiment Station
The school tested mustard gas for the U.S. Army during World War I.
