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

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

A private residence adorned with a gorgeous mural dedicated to the buzzing insect.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and until recently, the largest glass mural in the US.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

The world's longest known cave system.

A wrecked ship dating back to the American Revolution was only recently discovered off the Delaware coast.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Just outside the Ohio Supreme Court sits a testament to justice.

The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.

A monument to the “unrecognized dead” of the tragic 1876 train crash.

The former broadcast site has been reimagined as a museum about the medium.

This campus museum commemorates a national tragedy.

"You can only scalp a customer once, but you can give him a haircut every two weeks"-Barber's Maxim.

Artifacts fill the old headquarters of the hugely influential political movement to ban alcohol in the United States.

For decades, this waterfall remained hidden because of an artificial dam.

This whimsical campus lawn is dotted with large sculpted numbers and hidden mathematical formulas.

A single handprint, which, according to Ohio State University legend, cannot be scrubbed off.