Suitland-Silver Hill, Maryland
Cedar Hill Cemetery
A historic cemetery filled with quirky faux wood art and unique tombstones.
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Wheatland
The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster Cemetery
The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."
Washington, D.C.
C&O Boat Elevator Ruins
This forgotten boat elevator was an engineering marvel in its heyday.
McLean, Virginia
Patowmack Canal
The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.
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Baltimore, Maryland
Geppi's Entertainment Museum
Walk through the history of American pop culture.
Cabin John, Maryland
Union Arch Bridge
The bridge's highly-contested plaque (once again) honors Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
Cumberland, Maryland
LaVale Toll Gate House
Maryland's first (and last standing) toll house on America's first federal road established the state as the "Gateway to the West."
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Arbutus, Maryland
The Arbutus Oak
The 320-year-old tree that greeted General Lafayette and rerouted an interstate highway.
Lusby, Maryland
Calvert Cliffs State Park
Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.
Nanjemoy, Maryland
The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay
The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.
North East, Maryland
Turkey Point Lighthouse
This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Lackawanna Coal Mine
Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.
Pittston, Pennsylvania
Abandoned Knox Coal Distribution Center
The graffitied ruins stand hidden within the Pennsylvania woods.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre Abandoned Train Station
A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.
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Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Concrete City
Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Civil War Tails at the Homestead Diorama Museum
A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.
Permanently Closed
Allentown, Pennsylvania
The Liberty Bell Hiding Place
The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Frick's Lock
A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.
Yorklyn, Pennsylvania
Haines Shoe House
An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.
Washington, D.C.
Spirit of Justice Park
A secret greenspace hides atop a Capitol parking garage.
Washington, D.C.
Federal Reserve Tennis Court
The only tennis court that falls under the jurisdiction of the central bank.
Washington, D.C.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Washington, D.C.
Titanic Memorial
This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."
