This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

An original apothecary from 1792.

A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

The final home of the most famous horse of the American Civil War.

This small cemetery contains the graves of prisoners of war who were interred at Fort McClellan during World War II.

A strange history museum, with items accumulated by a pair of globe trotting spies.

What better place to take a seat?

A natural history museum with an extensive collection of bird dioramas.