A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.

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

Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.

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

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

The iconic D.C. restaurant where the Cuban Missile Crisis was negotiated, now a Walgreens.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

A nude beach alongside a washed-out road.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Dedicated to the victims of one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States in recorded history.