This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.

The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.

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

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

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

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

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

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

This train station inspired the name of a 1970's rock band and provided the backdrop for their album cover.

Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.