Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

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

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

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

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a 90 year old passion play.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

A museum honoring Oklahoma military service, where you can look into Hitler's mirror and see a Mickey Mouse gas mask.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.