The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

The childhood home of one of Ohio's favorite sons, pilot and war hero Eddie Rickenbacker.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

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

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

Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

The U.S. Navy’s preposterously detailed mini battleship took 77,000 hours to complete.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.