The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.

For 60 years, the academy had no permanent location until members voted Washington D.C. as its forever home.

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

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

A kaleidoscope gallery and steampunk emporium named for a pioneering journalist.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

This whimsical sculpture garden is a local treasure.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.