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

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

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

An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

Mass Grave of 48 colonists killed in a raid by Native Americans and the French in 1704.

This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.

The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.

Where Eunice Williams was murdered by natives, and where locals say her ghost still haunts.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.