Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Coins and medals straight from the mint await visitors to this shop in the nation's capital.

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

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

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

These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

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

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

A permanent outdoor art installation made up of more than 100 mushroom-shaped lights.

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

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

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

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

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

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.