An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

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

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

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

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

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Berkeley Hot Springs presents to you "the only outdoor monument to presidential bathing."

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

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

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.