A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

A diminutive memorial marks the site of a successful assassination by a right-wing death squad in America's capital.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.

An obscure federal monument honors the French diplomat who served as Ambassador to the U.S. during WWI.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

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

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

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.

This grisly headstone doesn’t seem to be resting in peace.

A clone of a cloned tree that was so important it allegedly had its own guards.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

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

A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.

A memorial to a shareholder activist feared by CEOs around the United States.

Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near the Capitol to settle their disputes with blood.

Dance on a hand-hewn log floor padded with bouncy boxcar springs at a saloon built in 1883.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.