A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

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

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

This historic Civil War church has survived over a century of racial turmoil but still stands as a reminder of the town's roots.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

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