An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.

On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.

Daredevil repair workers can worm their way out the access hatch, loop ropes over the apex and rappel down the monument.

Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.

This small museum houses rare airplanes from aviation's golden age.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.

A farmhouse where soldiers left their marks on the walls and attic

The last of Fairfax County's one-room schoolhouses.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Ruins from the Parthenon and petrified wood line the interior of one of the world's most famous monuments.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

This historic Art Nouveau mansion has guided tours and impressive views of the Currituck Sound.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.