Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mütter Museum
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Monkton, Maryland
This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.
Hyattsville, Maryland
An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.
Baltimore, Maryland
The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.
Salem, Massachusetts
Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.
Boston, Massachusetts
Malcolm X's house during his most formative years faces an uncertain future.
Lexington, Virginia
The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.
Portsmouth, Virginia
Honoring combatants from Portsmouth who served in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
Herndon, Virginia
This former train station was once an important shipping depot for the regions farmers.
Norfolk, Virginia
The branches of this sprawling cedar tree are laden with wishes big and small.
Leesburg, Virginia
Designated as an Underground Railroad research site.
Falls Church, Virginia
This local mascot has been a presence in the area since the 1960s.
Fort Belvoir, Virginia
A piece of the Ludendorff Bridge, also known as Remagan Bridge, calls this military base home.
Gloucester, Virginia
One of the few remaining Rosenwald Schools left in Virginia.
Yorktown, Virginia
The location where the American Revolution ended.
Arlington, Virginia
An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.
Fairfax, Virginia
The last of Fairfax County's one-room schoolhouses.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Home to the organ played at General MacArthur's funeral.
Falls Church, Virginia
This eye-catching sculpture of rural life seems a bit out of place at a suburban intersection in front of a car dealership.
Alexandria, Virginia
A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.
Newport News, Virginia
A collection of vehicles across American military history.
Chesapeake, Virginia
This environmental engineering marvel keeps salt water from the Elizabeth River.