The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

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

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

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

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

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

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

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

The national park was once a plantation estate.