A rare example of pre-Revolutionary war Georgian-style architecture in Virginia's Piedmont region.

A memorial dedicated to a highly decorated Marine and Korean War veteran, who also happened to be a horse.

The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

A monument first built to honor Confederate soldiers now honors their Union opponents.

The site of one of the deadliest skirmishes during the Battle of Fredricksburg.

This small museum houses rare airplanes from aviation's golden age.

These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

Meet me at the most confusing intersection in Seattle.

A mesmerizing amount of crazy art is attached to the side of this house on Seattle's Phinney Ridge, bringing smiles to those who venture down the driveway to take a look.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

This jazz venue welcomes performers nightly and students daily.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.