Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

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

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

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

This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

Just outside the Naval Academy, Hell Point is a historical marker that could easily be the point where failed students wait for the bus.

This statue of two men in a rowboat was erected to honor those who died while fishing in the Chesapeake Bay.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.

An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

America's first nuclear-powered merchant ship is now a time warp to the atomic age.

The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.