By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.

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

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.

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

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

A collection of artifacts from Maryland's maritime past.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.