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Under the trellis of perhaps the oldest grape vine in North America.

Manteo, North Carolina

The Mother Vine

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

3-18-21

Corolla, North Carolina

Currituck Beach Lighthouse

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

Purple martins fly back to the William B. Umstead bridge at dusk.

Manteo, North Carolina

William B. Umstead Bridge

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

Abandoned Jazzland

New Orleans, Louisiana

Abandoned Jazzland

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

Magneto Mural.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Magneto Mural

The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.

Duquesne Incline

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Duquesne Incline

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

Madam Marie's Psychic Booth

Asbury Park, New Jersey

Madam Marie's Psychic Booth

Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.

Silverball Museum Arcade

Asbury Park, New Jersey

Silverball Museum Arcade

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

A front view of James Buchanan's Wheatland.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Wheatland

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

Weightlifting Hall of Fame

York, Pennsylvania

Weightlifting Hall of Fame

Take a walk through the history of strength sports—from the early Olympic Games to modern day.

The statue seen from the banks of the river.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg's Mini Statue of Liberty

A local prank turned town icon.

Jockey's Ridge

Nags Head, North Carolina

Jockey's Ridge

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

Monument to a Century of Flight.

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Monument to a Century of Flight

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

Corolla Wild Horses

Corolla, North Carolina

Corolla Wild Horses

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

Late-model Grave Digger on display at the Digger's Dungeon.

Poplar Branch, North Carolina

Grave Digger's Dungeon

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

Taras Shevchenko Memorial

Washington, D.C.

Taras Shevchenko Memorial

A small park honors the legendary Ukrainian poet.

Serenity

Washington, D.C.

Serenity Statue

This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.

Joan of Arc in Meridian Hill Park

Washington, D.C.

Joan of Arc Equestrian Statue

The only female equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. is a 15th-century French heroine.

Daguerre Monument

Washington, D.C.

Daguerre Monument

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

Exterior of the church.
Permanently Closed

Washington, D.C.

Church of Two Worlds

A Spiritualist house of worship where believers communicate with the dead in the spirit world.

Spanish Steps

Washington, D.C.

Spanish Steps

A terrace reminiscent of Rome's Spanish Steps is tucked away in a little park in Washington, D.C.

The Watermelon House in DC

Washington, D.C.

Watermelon House

This rowhouse doubles as one of the most photographed spots in the nation's capital.

AGU Building with the planet display beginning on the corner of Florida Ave & 20th St.

Washington, D.C.

American Geophysical Union Sidewalk Planet Display

A brass and marble scale model of the solar system embedded in the concrete.

Traditional Korean garments.

Washington, D.C.

The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Garments from across the globe call this hidden gem home.

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