A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

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

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

This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

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

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

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

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

The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

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