A mural honoring two trailblazing Supreme Court Justices—Thurgood Marshall and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

This memorial honors five journalists who were killed in a mass shooting in 2018, and affirms the importance of the first amendment.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.

One of America's oldest continuously operating hotels offers a blend of rich history and historic architecture in the heart of Annapolis.

Condemned US Navy seaplane control tower turned officers’ club sits atop Yerba Buena Island.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A tribute to two brothers' artistic endeavors.

This Georgian-style house built in 1746 is the oldest surviving structure in Bladensburg.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

A historic cemetery with unique artwork, a Civil War fort, and also happens to be the site of the Battle of Bladensburg.

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

Proto-CIA agents trained with grenades in the sand traps and fired machine guns from the fairways.

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

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.