A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

A circle of giant painted vases in the former pottery capital of the United States.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

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.

This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.

The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.

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

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

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

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

This landmark is a central figure in the Nez Perce origin story.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.