This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

Where the famed frontiersman was born, raised, and survived Quaker intrigue

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Washington's top-secret Cold War-era doomsday communications tower is located in a small neighborhood park.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

This spot memorializes one of the greatest plays in NFL history, unless you happen to be a Raiders fan.

Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

An eccentric priest's tribute to George Washington, this chapel tells the story of the American Revolution.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

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

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

The humble field where the first Major League Baseball game was played.