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

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

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

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

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

The bridge's highly-contested plaque (once again) honors Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

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

The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

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

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones' Locker.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.