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

A diminutive memorial marks the site of a successful assassination by a right-wing death squad in America's capital.

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

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

This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.

D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.

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

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

This famed Silk Road oasis was one of the largest cities in the world before it was destroyed by a Mongol horde.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

The R&B singer's modest church guarantees a religious experience, regardless of your beliefs.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

An engraved boulder marks the spot where Patsy Cline's life ended in a plane crash.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.