This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

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

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

A historic lighthouse steeped in rumors of ghost and pirate stories.