This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

The only structure in a remote mountain pass, these colorful cubes are visible from miles away.

A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.

This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.

A public art jibe at one of the United States’ oldest and longest-serving senators.

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

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

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.

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

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

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

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

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