An overlooked oasis of quiet on the grounds of Washington's monumental basilica.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

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

Home to items never before seen by the public.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

The headquarters of the Audubon Naturalist Society is a small slice of heaven for nature lovers.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."

Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.

Historic home of America's sweetheart sharpshooter, Annie Oakley.

This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.

This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

An FDR-era tuberculosis sanatorium has stood abandoned in the suburbs of the U.S. capital for over 30 years.