Reykjavik, Iceland
Harpa
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
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Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Magelang, Indonesia
Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.
Charlottesville, Virginia
The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.
Chantilly, Virginia
At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Petersburg, Virginia
An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.
Alexandria, Virginia
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Arlington, Virginia
This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.
Alexandria, Virginia
This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.
Alexandria, Virginia
America's first federal monument.
Alexandria, Virginia
This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.
Alexandria, Virginia
This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.
Arlington, Virginia
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
Bristol, Virginia
One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.
Broad Run, Virginia
This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.
Locust Grove, Virginia
The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.
Barboursville, Virginia
The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.
Richmond, Virginia
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
Alexandria, Virginia
An original apothecary from 1792.
Mechanicsville, Virginia
The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.
Richmond, Virginia
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.