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Herndon, Virginia

Herndon Depot Museum

This former train station was once an important shipping depot for the regions farmers.
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Herndon, Virginia

Herndon Fortnightly Club

In 1889, a small group of women began meeting to discuss literature, art, and other topics. Their every-other-week salon grew into a lending library that still exists today.
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Portsmouth, Virginia

Commodore Richard Dale Monument

Dedicated to a veritable Houdini among P.O.W.s who escaped imprisonment on five separate occasions.
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Washington, D.C.

American Geophysical Union Sidewalk Planet Display

A brass and marble scale model of the solar system embedded in the concrete.
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Alexandria, Virginia

Judy Lowe Neighborhood Park Labyrinth

The only labyrinth within the city of Alexandria.
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Captiva, Florida

Historical Cabbage Key Water Tower

Known as the most resilient water tower in the region.
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Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Lover's Window at Mount Calvert

Evidence of a long-ago crush remains scratched into the glass at this historic Maryland House.
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Wall Township, New Jersey

Marconi American Wireless Company Tower

A piece of telecommunications history.
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Asbury Park, New Jersey

Monument to the Creators of S.O.A.P.

This monument pays tribute to the musicians responsible for creating the Sound Of Asbury Park.
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Falls Church, Virginia

'Mr. Dixie'

This local mascot has been a presence in the area since the 1960s.
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Cheverly, Maryland

The Magruder Spring

Once used by British troops to gather water prior to the Battle of Bladensburg.
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Washington, D.C.

The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Garments from across the globe call this hidden gem home.
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Leesburg, Virginia

Thomas Balch Library

Designated as an Underground Railroad research site.
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Rockville, Maryland

Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine

This one-room doctor's office has been moved twice, and now lives on as a museum.
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North Bethesda, Maryland

Josiah Henson Museum & Park

The location where the famed author and abolitionist began his journey to freedom.
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Fredericksburg, Virginia

Slaughter Pen Farm

The site of one of the deadliest skirmishes during the Battle of Fredricksburg.
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Lonaconing, Maryland

Lonaconing Furnace

The first blast furnace in the United States that used coal and coke fuel instead of charcoal to make pig iron.
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Arlington, Virginia

Netherlands Carillon

An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.
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Washington, D.C.

Equitable Cooperative Building Association

Over the last century, this elegant columned facade has been home to the headquarters of a bank, several nightclubs, and a restaurant.
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Accokeek, Maryland

Marshall Hall

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

Salsbury Spring

The last vestige of a once substantial orchard and farm in the suburbs of Northern Virginia.
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Upper Marlboro, Maryland

The Tomb of Dr. William Beanes

The final resting place of a physician rescued during the bombardment of Fort McHenry.
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Washington, D.C.

Conduit Road Schoolhouse

The Conduit Road Schoolhouse is one of the last one-room schoolhouses remaining in Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C.

Chain Bridge Road School

A rare example of a rural school in Washington, D.C.
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