Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

Storied crypts fill the most famous cemetery in Colombia.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

A portal into the bricked up canal that runs through the heart of Washington D.C.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

Before Metro, Washington had a robust streetcar network—and you see the remains of this infrastructure if you know where to look.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.