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

A Spiritualist house of worship where believers communicate with the dead in the spirit world.

A surprising, but overlooked example of geology in the middle of the nation’s capital.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

The only tennis court that falls under the jurisdiction of the central bank.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.

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

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.

The mysterious 855-foot zigzagging stone wall has been baffling people for centuries.