Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Fortaleza Ozama (Ozama Fortress)
The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.
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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Incarnation
Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Ruins of San Nicolás de Bari Hospital
The first hospital in the New World.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
El Meson de la Cava
Renowned restaurant tucked in a cave once occupied by buccaneers.
Orlando, Florida
‘The Traveler’
If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.
Permanently Closed
Kissimmee, Florida
Splendid China
Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.
St. Augustine, Florida
Andrew Young Crossing
Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum
One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.
St. Augustine, Florida
Castle Otttis
Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”
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.
D.C. War Memorial
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
Washington, D.C.
Renwick Gallery
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.
Arlington, Virginia
Rosslyn Metro Escalator
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
Washington, D.C.
Dumbarton Oaks
The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Dumbarton Oaks Birthing Figure
This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.
Washington, D.C.
USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Monticello's Vegetable Garden and Fruitery
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
St. Augustine, Florida
Treasury Street
St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.
St. Augustine, Florida
Castillo de San Marcos
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
Richmond, Virginia
Monumental Church
A church now sits over the site of one of the worst urban disasters of early 19th-century America.
Richmond, Virginia
Egyptian Building
A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.
Mechanicsville, Virginia
The Ghost Church
The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.
Wilson, North Carolina
Whirligig Park (Formerly Acid Park)
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
Lucama, North Carolina
Acid Park
The original location of Vollis Simpson’s Whirligigs.
