It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Right next to departures—how convenient!

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

The system of air guns are fired off remotely to scare any trespassing avians.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

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

Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.

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

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

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

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

An original apothecary from 1792.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.

Where experiments are conducted on all things wood.

This forgotten beach house built to look like a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece overlooks a hidden beach.

The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.