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

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

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.

A memorial dedicated to a highly decorated Marine and Korean War veteran, who also happened to be a horse.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

Some of the largest trees of their kinds exist throughout Williamsburg’s historic core.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

Yo, Adrian!

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

This mighty white oak in Bethesda survived both the American Revolution and the construction of Washington D.C.'s metro red line.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

This monumental sculpture that welcomes visitors to Bethany Beach is a tribute to a regional Nanticoke Indian Tribe leader.