A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

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

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

Mining caused an asbestos emergency in this small town.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

To honor his gardening wife, this yard artist turns bowling balls into playful, colorful sculptures.

This monument remembers one of the manliest men of the frontier who fought a grizzly before dragging himself 200 miles to safety.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.