Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

The only remaining building in New York to see the inauguration of a president is being slowly overtaken by a grocery store.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

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

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

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

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

Purdue students would lean over this iron fence to skirt campus rules against smoking and courting.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.