Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Where the U.S. government kept its actual treasure, before Fort Knox.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.