Washington, D.C.
Washington Mini Monument
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Washington, D.C.
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
Santa Barbara, California
Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.
Alexandria, Virginia
In 1932, Americans honored their first president's 200th birthday by planting trees.
Yorktown, Virginia
Mass grave of 50 unidentified French Soldiers who died at the Siege of Yorktown, 1781, that gave victory to the American Revolution.
Arlington, Virginia
The Pentagon sits on a former island that was in Virginia at low tide and D.C. at high tide.
Arlington, Virginia
The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.
Arlington, Virginia
The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.
Front Royal, Virginia
This sprawling farm was once a Cold War-era hideaway for the nation's top diplomats.
Alexandria, Virginia
This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Alexandria, Virginia
America's first federal monument.
Arlington, Virginia
Recorded as the first person buried in Arlington Cemetery.
Arlington, Virginia
In what is rumored to be an intentional act of spite, this memorial almost completely obscures the nearby grave of a senior officer.
Arlington, Virginia
This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.
Richmond, Virginia
This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
Alexandria, Virginia
The only place for a truly presidential dram.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.
Alexandria, Virginia
Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.
Alexandria, Virginia
Once the largest trading firm of enslaved people in the U.S., this building is now a museum that preserves Alexandria's dark past.
White Post, Virginia
An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.
Chincoteague Island, Virginia
The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.
Baltimore, Maryland
This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."