An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

Winding country roads in eastern West Virginia lead to an extraordinary place populated by fiberglass giants.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

She stares out across six lanes of traffic, clutching a musket and infant with determination.

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

D.C. once had its own tiny rival to the New York Stock Exchange.

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

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

Coins and medals straight from the mint await visitors to this shop in the nation's capital.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.

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

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

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

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

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

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

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

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

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

This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.