Washington, D.C.
Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe
A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.
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Washington, D.C.
Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
Washington, D.C.
Southwest Duck Pond
This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
Washington, D.C.
Alferd Packer Cannibal Plaque
A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Naval Observatory Library
A hoard of sky catalogs, astrophysical journals, even the works of Galileo and Copernicus.
Washington, D.C.
Carnegie Library of Washington, D.C.
D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.
Washington, D.C.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
Washington, D.C.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Washington, D.C.
Sergeant Stubby
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
Washington, D.C.
National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
Washington, D.C.
Summerhouse
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
Washington, D.C.
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
Washington, D.C.
Riggs Library
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
Washington, D.C.
National Bonsai Museum
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Washington, D.C.
Catacombs of Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Rugby, Tennessee
Rugby Colony
A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.
Florence, Alabama
Frank Lloyd Wright-Rosenbaum House
This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.
Huntsville, Alabama
Pathfinder and the MPTA-ET
It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.
Florence, Alabama
Wichahpi Commemorative Stone Wall
The longest non-mortared wall in the country is one man's tribute to his displaced Yuchi ancestor's five-year journey to her homeland.
Monteagle, Tennessee
High Point Restaurant (RyeMabee Mansion)
This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.
Pensacola, Florida
Fort Barrancas
This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
Fort Pickens
One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.
Blountstown, Florida
Panhandle Pioneer Settlement
Working compound meant to allow visitors to reclaim the values and traditions of the past.
