This Annapolis home was built by one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Little has changed in the way that this mill operates since the 18th-century.

On the side of a Virginia highway, a collection of monuments commemorates an 18th-century trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

California's largest steel arch bridge.

The headquarters of the Audubon Naturalist Society is a small slice of heaven for nature lovers.

Just outside the Naval Academy, Hell Point is a historical marker that could easily be the point where failed students wait for the bus.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

The local community brought back this land to transform it into a nature preserve.

For over 70 years, this house was home to a pioneering Black artist and educator.

The final residence of an educator, civil rights leader, and presidential advisor was also the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women.

The former home of elite checkers battles of the Capital Pool Checkers Club.

This historic building is now home to the Public Access Corporation for the District of Columbia.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

Surrounded by a verdant garden and a backdrop of ivy, a monument to beloved poet Khalil Gibran stands outside of the Lebanese embassy.

The last of Fairfax County's one-room schoolhouses.

The sole surviving building from Newgate village, a colonial settlement that was renamed Centreville in 1792 after it was granted town status by the Virginia Assembly.

This restored house built from a Sears kit in the 1930s is a physical remnant of FDR's New Deal following the Great Depression.

This Federal-style plantation house was once visited by Abraham Lincoln to meet with generals during the Civil War.

This train station inspired the name of a 1970's rock band and provided the backdrop for their album cover.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.

This propitious plastic porcine has been petitioning park visitors to pick up after themselves for more than 50 years.

The hidden ruins of a mill that is linked to an attempt to assassinate the vice president of the United States.