This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A small and somewhat hidden memorial to 68 local veterans of the Vietnam War.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

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

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

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

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.