Each fun and intriguing volume offers more than 250 illustrated pages of places where tourists usually don't venture. These unique travel guides are chock-full of information about oddball curiosities, ghostly places, local legends, and peculiar roadside attractions.
Secret Washington, DC: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure reminds us that the fabric of the city isn’t solely embedded in its callous political parties, exhausting lawmaking policies, and rampant tourism.
A treasury of facts and trivia about Washington, D.C. includes entries about the Capitol basement's ghost cat, the one-eared bust of President Lincoln, and the famous memorials at the National Mall.
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From the ghost of a Native American princess in the Pike Street Market to the story of teens in a graveyard and the sight that drove one of them mad, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your ...
This book explores Washington's truly peculiar and odd places--natural and supernatural phenomena, bizarre roadside attractions and places whose stories must be experienced to be believed: - A full-scale replica of England's Stonehenge on a ...
Weird explores why it is that we crave conformity, how that affects people who are different, and what they can do about it. First, the book dives into the history of social norms and why some people hew to them more strictly than others.
A primer for those who want to learn more about our weird heritage.
First published in 1888, these stories are a wealth of cultural lore and historical facts. Cable's accounting of how he acquired the stories is equally fascinating.
George Washington Cable (October 12, 1844 - January 31, 1925) was an American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native New Orleans, Louisiana.
Washington is a state full of fascinating and colorful people, places and events. This collection features well-known and little-known factoids from every corner of the state.