Places victorialhthompson Wants to Go

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

This huge work of functional public art replaced a landfill in New Jersey's Meadowlands.

NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

This tiny New Jersey village has lived many lives but seems determined to remain a ghost town.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

The whole world in one water tank.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

Washington's top-secret Cold War-era doomsday communications tower is located in a small neighborhood park.

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

Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.