The humble beginnings of one of America’s greatest songsmiths.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

The oldest military monument in the United States.

A gift from Scotland to the United States in memory of the 270 lives lost when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie due to a terrorist bombing.

Recorded as the first person buried in Arlington Cemetery.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

A memorial to legendary newsman, publisher, and owner of La Gaceta, the only trilingual newspaper in the U.S.

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

The remnants of an abandoned, 19th-century gold mill along Aruba's rugged northeastern coast.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

A rare example of a medieval house in Rome adorned with a melancholic inscription.

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