"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”

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.”

Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

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

The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

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

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.