Centralia, Pennsylvania
Centralia Ghost Town Church
A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.
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Aristes, Pennsylvania
Centralia
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
National Museum of Industrial History
A former plant in one of the hubs of U.S. steelmaking has been turned into this museum celebrating the history of American industry.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
The Moravian Cemetery
In use from 1742 to 1910, only flat headstones were allowed in this cemetery.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Hoover-Mason Trestle
The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.
Yorklyn, Pennsylvania
Haines Shoe House
An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.
Yorktown, Virginia
Cornwallis’ Cave
A small cave with a larger-than-life legend.
Lincoln, England
Lucy Tower
Remains of a keep that was built shortly after the Norman conquest of England.
Rockville, Maryland
The Fitzgeralds' Gravesite
The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.
Rockville, Maryland
Latvian Museum
A museum dedicated to Latvian history in the heart of Maryland.
Washington, D.C.
Georgetown Waterfront
The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.
Washington, D.C.
Watermelon House
This rowhouse doubles as one of the most photographed spots in the nation's capital.
Washington, D.C.
African-American Civil War Memorial
The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.
Washington, D.C.
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum
Before founding the American Red Cross, Clara Barton had a tremendous humanitarian impact by locating thousands of missing soldiers.
Washington, D.C.
George Washington University's River Horse
The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.
Washington, D.C.
Old Stone House
The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.
Washington, D.C.
Watergate Gas Station
This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.
Washington, D.C.
Watergate Fountain
The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.
Dover, Delaware
Johnson Victrola Museum
Museum houses an impressive display of the origin and artistry from the now-quaint invention's history.
Wilmington, Delaware
Rothschild Patent Model Collection
This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.
Wilmington, Delaware
Smith's Bridge
The longest covered bridge in Delaware.
Robeline, Louisiana
Los Adaes
The first capital of Texas was actually in modern-day Louisiana.
Ellicott City, Maryland
Thomas Isaac Log Cabin
A former pillar of the Black community in Ellicott City.
Cumberland, Maryland
LaVale Toll Gate House
Maryland's first (and last standing) toll house on America's first federal road established the state as the "Gateway to the West."
