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A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

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.

D.C. once had its own tiny rival to the New York Stock Exchange.

Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

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

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

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

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

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

A monument to a Polish general who fought the American Revolution and became the "Father of the American Cavalry."

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

The third version of this tall sailing ship sits, rusted and burnt, in Lake Ontario.

Secret Swing.

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

During segregation, this Orlando hotel hosted performers like Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Now it's a museum dedicated to preserving local Black history.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.