A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

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

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

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

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

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

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

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

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

A double agent hid information for the Soviet Union beneath this bridge for more than 20 years.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.

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

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.