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

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

In 1787, a group of delegates met at this very spot to drink, be merry, and ratify the Constitution of the United States.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

These old doors are covered in the signatures of Rehoboth Beach artists dating back to the 1930s.

WWII-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers. .

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

A statue of the English poet for whom this Delaware town is named is ritually dressed in seasonally appropriate clothing.

A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.

The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.

Museum houses an impressive display of the origin and artistry from the now-quaint invention's history.