A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

This nine-story building is the oldest standing skyscraper in D.C.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

The only tennis court that falls under the jurisdiction of the central bank.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

Right next to departures—how convenient!

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

The origin of the Nixon tapes is rooted in technological incompetence as much as secrecy.

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

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

This Little Rock legend has survived decades of rowdy crowds, three fires, and a zombie wedding.

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

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

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

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

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

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

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

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

Home of the physician who set the leg of John Wilkes Booth after the Lincoln assassination.