An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.

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

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

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

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

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

A hidden passageway now marks the site of an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that some say broke a 140-year-old curse.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

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

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

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

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

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

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