A place for ship-lovers to watch the passage of freighters traversing the Great Lakes while learning about their history.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.

This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

A hidden passageway now marks the site of an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that some say broke a 140-year-old curse.

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

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.

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

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

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

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

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

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

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

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

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