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

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

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

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

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

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

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

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

The purported world's shortest international bridge connects a homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.