Washington, D.C.
Rush-Bagot Monument
An overlooked tribute to one of the most important peace deals in American history.
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Washington, D.C.
An overlooked tribute to one of the most important peace deals in American history.
Washington, D.C.
A public art jibe at one of the United States’ oldest and longest-serving senators.
Arlington, Virginia
Born a slave on the Arlington estate, Parks dug the first graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and was buried there, too.
Washington, D.C.
This small hilltop church weaves the urban history of Washington, D.C. with the national history of the United States.
Washington, D.C.
Press 1 for knock-knock jokes.
Washington, D.C.
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
Bethesda, Maryland
This mighty white oak in Bethesda survived both the American Revolution and the construction of Washington D.C.'s metro red line.
Washington, D.C.
Once a sewer culvert, this road tunnel now offers cyclists and pedestrians a subterranean stroll under the C&O Canal.
Chevy Chase, Maryland
This lifelike sculpture of a policeman serves as a helpful reminder to watch out for crossing pedestrians.
Arlington, Virginia
It is a 50-foot tall sculpture made of a reclaimed wind turbine wing, concrete, steel, and coins from around the world, located off the Columbia Pike in Northern Virginia suburbia.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Carbon County, Utah
Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Providence, Rhode Island
A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."
Johns Island, South Carolina
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Where beautiful signs live on forever.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Claiborne County, Mississippi
An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.