This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

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

The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.

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

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.

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

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

The national park was once a plantation estate.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

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

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.