Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

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

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

Home of the physician who set the leg of John Wilkes Booth after the Lincoln assassination.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

Built in 1945, this historic train station has a new lease on life with its baggage area serving as an event space.

Atop this media building, two hives containing more than 30,000 bees keep the surrounding area vibrant.

The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

A winding district gerrymandered into the shape of a mantis.

A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.

The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

The whole world in one water tank.

This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.