These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

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

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

The mass grave of a heroic Revolutionary War regiment sits below an empty lot near the Gowanus Canal.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

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

The little bear in the "funny kind of hat" has made his way from London back to Peru.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

A double agent hid information for the Soviet Union beneath this bridge for more than 20 years.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.