Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.

The oldest surviving one-room schoolhouse in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

‘Bush the old fire dog died of poison July 5th, 1869. RIP.’

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

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

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

According to local history, this cast-iron canine was nearly melted down for bullets during the Civil War.

One of the oldest standing structures in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

The bridge's highly-contested plaque (once again) honors Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

These five Art Deco homes were meant to solve the "small house problem."

This memorial honors five journalists who were killed in a mass shooting in 2018, and affirms the importance of the first amendment.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

This propitious plastic porcine has been petitioning park visitors to pick up after themselves for more than 50 years.

The only public school for Black children in the region from 1895-1936.

One of the last taxidermists in New York City.