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

The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.

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

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

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

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

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

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

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

The national park was once a plantation estate.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

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

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

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

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.

The oldest military monument in the United States.

Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.