This century-old, family-run bakery specializes in loukoumades, a Greek doughnut once served to ancient Olympians.

A bizarre example of collective behavior resulted in thousands of shoe prints in Vegas parking lots.

A tavern that is no longer in Dranesville.

This giant 200-year-old ginkgo is one of the largest in the United States.

An unkempt, oddly placed piece of land keeps an elderly farming couple in a residential area.

This striking Victorian Home with its 113-foot turret is best known as the site where abolitionist John Brown was executed in 1859.

True to its name, this little house presents like a dollhouse, and surprising details are revealed with a quick peek through the window.

The first blast furnace in the United States that used coal and coke fuel instead of charcoal to make pig iron.

Once damaged by Hurricane Agnes, this bridge is now on the National Register of Historic Places.

The "All-Seeing Eye of God" symbol on this library is a clue to one of the many former lives of this building.

The house where Robert E. Lee planned the Battle of Antietam is said to be haunted by the ghost of a Civil War soldier.

The house that Frank Lloyd Wright "(shook) out of his sleeve at will" at the age of 86.

Engraved in stone here are the signatures of everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence.

Did the word “hardscrabble” originate from an 18th century Delaware fistfight?

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

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

Situated in a bustling intersection, this "mobile" monument that honors local veterans from five different wars has moved several times but appears to have found its final resting place.

A memorial to the most decisive Native American victory of the Plains Indian War.

Amphibious mascots display a quirkier side to this luxury hotel's rich history.

The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.

Constructed during the roaring 20s, this restored historic hotel recalls its past as home to the first in-hotel distillery.

This Harriet Tubman mural went viral for kids interacting with it.

This rudder is one of the few remnants of a shipyard that once operated on the banks of the Potomac River.

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.