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Using a massive antenna made up of five miles of wire, two scientists tuned into organic radio waves from the planet Jupiter.

A small brick parlor house and artist's studio located in the wilderness is surrounded by imposing suburban palaces.

The Aldie Gristmill was once the largest factory of its kind in Loudoun County.

The only surviving 19th-century water-powered mill found in the Washington, D.C. area.

This homestead was occupied by Union soldiers, who believed the owners were signaling Confederate forces.

Originally dubbed "Retirement" by the Navy Commodore who built it in 1780, this beautiful mansion is now the centerpiece of a suburban community park.

This marker at the entrance to the Humphreys Engineer Center honors the former Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers.

A piece of the Ludendorff Bridge, also known as Remagan Bridge, calls this military base home.

This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.

Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.

Hidden in the forest atop a long, winding driveway is this stately home.

The only remaining African American schoolhouse in northern Virginia is now a museum dedicated to formerly enslaved people.

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.

Dental instruments from the illustrious history of American dentistry.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.