Senators used to relax in the nearly forgotten marble tubs now hidden in the U.S. Capitol Building's basement.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

The debris forms a solemn memorial to those who died in a 1963 accident.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

This New England drive-in was built to straddle the border between two states.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

A rapidly disappearing glacier filled with extinct grasshoppers, perfectly preserved in the ice.

Funded entirely by volunteers and donors this military memorial features a tank with a comedy line on its barrel.

This art display in Dedham honors a local fish, and is dedicated to the volunteers who restored the canal.

The final resting place of a suffragist author.