Washington, D.C.
Foundry Branch Trolley Trestle Ruins
A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.
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Washington, D.C.
The Mary Surratt Boarding House
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
Washington, D.C.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
Washington, D.C.
Riggs Library
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
Washington, D.C.
The Dupont Underground
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
Washington, D.C.
Zero Milestone
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
Washington, D.C.
The Brewmaster's Castle
This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.
Washington, D.C.
International Spy Museum
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Washington, D.C.
National Capitol Columns
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Arlington, Virginia
Ronald Reagan National Airport's Historic Terminal A
The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Monument to the Angel of Marye's Heights
The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.
Quicksburg, Virginia
American Celebration on Parade
An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.
Washington, D.C.
NASA Full Scale Wind Tunnel Propeller
While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.
Buckingham, Virginia
The Light Of Truth Universal Shrine
The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.
Arlington, Virginia
George Washington Memorial Parkway
This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.
Gordonsville, Virginia
Gordonsville Fried Chicken Festival
This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.
Vienna, Virginia
Foxstone Park Bridge
A double agent hid information for the Soviet Union beneath this bridge for more than 20 years.
Richmond, Virginia
Egyptian Building
A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.
Norfolk, Virginia
Cementiscope
A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.
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Staunton, Virginia
Abandoned DeJarnette Sanitarium
A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.
Culpeper, Virginia
National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.
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.
Richmond, Virginia
Ruins of Belle Isle
A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.
