Places samanthanichols70 Wants to Go

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

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

Before Metro, Washington had a robust streetcar network—and you see the remains of this infrastructure if you know where to look.

This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.

The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.

This small hilltop church weaves the urban history of Washington, D.C. with the national history of the United States.

This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.

There's an old indoor swimming pool hidden directly underneath the White House Press Briefing Room.

The ruins of an 18th-century mansion that was once named "Mistake" by the man who had it built.

Built to defend Washington D.C. during the Civil War, this fort became a post-war nucleus for a thriving Black community.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

The "Key of Keys" for Washington, D.C. and the apocryphal landing place for the military campaign that started George Washington's career is now at the bottom of a well.

Let Ouray’s tallest waterfall sweep your breath away on a dealer’s choice of scenic hikes.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

Washington's top-secret Cold War-era doomsday communications tower is located in a small neighborhood park.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.

Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.

You could be standing at the site of one of D.C.'s most fatal tragedies and not even know it.