These figures float and flutter in this fountain crafted by famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

This bell is one of the last remnants of the lost city of Triadelphia.

Proto-CIA agents trained with grenades in the sand traps and fired machine guns from the fairways.

A small brick parlor house and artist's studio located in the wilderness is surrounded by imposing suburban palaces.

The shelves in the back of this thrift store are devoted to saving, not selling, retro tech.

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

Built in 1815, the stabilized ruins of the grist mill and sawmill are now gated, but interpretive displays on the features and functions of the mill preserve its history.

A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

Dating to 1793, this is the oldest building in Poolesville.

A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.

First built around 1848, this bridge was destroyed by arson, but original timbers are included in the replacement.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

Washed out by the Johnstown Flood in 1889, the surviving portion of the original two-span bridge now resides at Fishing Creek.

A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.

A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.

At Brandy Station, Civil War soldiers left their mark on the battlefield and the walls of this small wooden house.