The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

Atop this media building, two hives containing more than 30,000 bees keep the surrounding area vibrant.

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

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

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

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

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

Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

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

This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.

An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.

An obscure public service from the U.S. government that redeems burnt, moldy, and soiled old greenbacks.

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

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

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