Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.

The site of the largest mass execution in Rhode Island history, haunted by the ghosts of hanged pirates.

The stone sculpture of an Ottoman soldier is an homage to a lost Providence landmark.

The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.

This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.

The Decoy Capital of the World.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.

Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

This statue of two men in a rowboat was erected to honor those who died while fishing in the Chesapeake Bay.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

A quick journey through the history of Annapolis.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

An echo chamber with a waterfall wrapped around its base at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.

The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.

A spectacular tribute to statesman and philanthropist Andrew Mellon.

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

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

"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."