Fort Washington, Maryland
Woodrow Wilson Bridge
This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
Rayburn House Office Building
One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."
Washington, D.C.
International Spy Museum
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Bethesda, Maryland
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.
Washington, D.C.
National Bonsai Museum
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Kensington, Maryland
Washington, D.C. Temple
The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.
Glenn Dale, Maryland
Glenn Dale Hospital
An FDR-era tuberculosis sanatorium has stood abandoned in the suburbs of the U.S. capital for over 30 years.
Baltimore, Maryland
Edgar Allan Poe’s Grave
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Permanently Closed
Ellicott City, Maryland
St. Mary's College
The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.
Permanently Closed
Baltimore, Maryland
Geppi's Entertainment Museum
Walk through the history of American pop culture.
Permanently Closed
Crownsville, Maryland
Crownsville Hospital Center
This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.
Arlington, Virginia
Gravelly Point Park
This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.
Alexandria, Virginia
The George Washington Masonic National Memorial
This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.
Luray, Virginia
The Great Stalacpipe Organ
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Stone Arch Bridge
The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Hamer, South Carolina
South of the Border
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Charleston, South Carolina
Old Slave Mart
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Charleston, South Carolina
Drayton Hall
Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.
Johns Island, South Carolina
The Angel Oak
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Cadet Chapel
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
Golden, Colorado
The Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave
The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.
Cañon City, Colorado
Royal Gorge Bridge
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
