This folk art dinosaur was almost pushed to extinction due to lack of a building permit.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, VT.

Rock face that shares a name with Mary Shelley's famous doctor.

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

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

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

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

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

The quaint little Vermont town played a quaint little Connecticut town in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice."

Maybe the only missile installed in a public park, this Cold War leftover was one of the first to carry a nuclear warhead.

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

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

A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.

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.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.