Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

America's first public mental health facility.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.