Rwanda
Nyamunini Island
This breathtaking island on Rwanda’s Lake Kivu is a haven for thousands of fruit bats.
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Rwanda
This breathtaking island on Rwanda’s Lake Kivu is a haven for thousands of fruit bats.
Falls Church, Virginia
This monument traces the segregation line that inspired the first rural branch of the NAACP.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.
Vulcan, West Virginia
This rural bridge gave the government of West Virginia a red scare.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
True to its name, this little house presents like a dollhouse, and surprising details are revealed with a quick peek through the window.
Bowden, West Virginia
A 1,000-foot-long railroad tunnel under Shavers Fork connected the towns during West Virginia's logging boom until its closure in 1985.
Circleville, West Virginia
This harrowing climb along West Virginia's jagged spires is one of the only Via Ferrata on America's east coast.
Danese, West Virginia
This functioning mill was built in the 1970s using parts from several other West Virginia mills.
Mt Nebo, West Virginia
A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.
Gauley Bridge, West Virginia
The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.
Martinsburg, West Virginia
A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.
Dunmore, West Virginia
This lookout tower built in the 1930s is now an in-demand cabin with what might be the best view of the Seneca State Forest.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
Clover, Virginia
The woman whose immortal cell line continues to shape scientific research was buried near her birthplace in a grave that was left unmarked for nearly 60 years.
Norfolk, Virginia
A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.
Washington, D.C.
In an alcove of this historic library, you can find murals painted in the 1930s by an artist who went on to create some of Disney's most iconic animated films.
Washington, D.C.
Stone markers on the campus of Gallaudet University commemorate a peculiar school tradition.
Washington, D.C.
Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.
Washington, D.C.
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
Arlington, Virginia
Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.
Washington, D.C.
The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Press 1 for knock-knock jokes.
Washington, D.C.
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.