Rome, Italy
Vicus Caprarius
A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Gainesville, Florida
The Devil’s Millhopper
This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.
Great Falls, Virginia
Colvin Run Mill and General Store
The only surviving 19th-century water-powered mill found in the Washington, D.C. area.
Vienna, Virginia
Lahey Lost Valley House
A small brick parlor house and artist's studio located in the wilderness is surrounded by imposing suburban palaces.
Vienna, Virginia
Salsbury Spring
The last vestige of a once substantial orchard and farm in the suburbs of Northern Virginia.
Falls Church, Virginia
Tinner Hill Historic Site
This monument traces the segregation line that inspired the first rural branch of the NAACP.
Arlington, Virginia
Dawson-Bailey Spring Site
This site is believed to be connected to the oldest house in Arlington County.
Arlington, Virginia
Dark Star Park
This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.
Washington, D.C.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Bowie, Maryland
National Capital Radio & Television Museum
The development and impact of electronic media showcased in a picturesque farmhouse in Maryland.
Lusby, Maryland
Calvert Cliffs State Park
Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.
Port Tobacco, Maryland
Stagg Hall
One of the earliest and best-preserved buildings in Charles County, Maryland.
Nanjemoy, Maryland
The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay
The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.
Aldie, Virginia
Aldie Mill Historic Park
The Aldie Gristmill was once the largest factory of its kind in Loudoun County.
Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland
The Triadelphia Bell
This bell is one of the last remnants of the lost city of Triadelphia.
Silver Spring, Maryland
National Park Seminary
A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.
Washington, D.C.
Conduit Road Schoolhouse
The Conduit Road Schoolhouse is one of the last one-room schoolhouses remaining in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
NIST Newton Apple Tree
A clone of a cloned tree that was so important it allegedly had its own guards.
Washington, D.C.
Holt House
There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.
Washington, D.C.
Old Post Office Tower
The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.
College Park, Maryland
College Park Airport and Aviation Museum
The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.
Washington, D.C.
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
Alexandria, Virginia
Olander Banks Sr. and Margaret Lomax Banks Community Park
Home to a 27 room house, this estate was crafted by Black entrepreneur Olander Banks Sr.
Lorton, Virginia
Laurel Hill House
Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.
