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This modest relic, with rich history as a strategic fort through multiple eras.

An award-winning children’s garden enchants visitors at the intersection of natural beauty and fairy tales.

Dine on ceviche tacos in the sea at this floating restaurant only accessible by boat.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

The ruins of an 18th-century mansion that was once named "Mistake" by the man who had it built.

This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Mysterious installations bring levity and light to a sometimes stodgy city.

Dedicated to a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who was also a bird watcher and artist.

An abandoned Victorian house transformed into a museum and store filled with taxidermy and vintage goods.

Home to the organ played at General MacArthur's funeral.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

Recorded as the first person buried in Arlington Cemetery.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

The last early 20th-century schoolhouse in Fairfax County has galvanized the community and engendered a spirit of service among residents.

This cannon dating to 1755 has stood guard at this suburban intersection since 1915.

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

The Aldie Gristmill was once the largest factory of its kind in Loudoun County.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

This island castle contains enough secret passageways to support a season of Scooby-Doo episodes.

The last of nine massive kilns that produced many of the red bricks for buildings in Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia in the early 20th century.