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

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

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

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

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

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

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.

A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.

One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.