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AaronNetsky

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"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." - T.S. Eliot
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Lincoln Memorial Undercroft

Washington, D.C.

Lincoln Memorial Undercroft

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

Summerhouse, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted - United States Capitol grounds, Washington, DC

Washington, D.C.

Summerhouse

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

OAS building in February, 2017

Washington, D.C.

Organization of American States Building

The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.

Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega

Washington, D.C.

Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Starship Enterprise NCC-1701

Washington, D.C.

Starship Enterprise NCC-1701

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

You'll never unsee it now.

Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument Marble Stripe

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

Detail of the Mini Monument

Washington, D.C.

Washington Mini Monument

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

Alternate view of the pyramidion

Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument Lightning Rod

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

The carousel in summer months

Washington, D.C.

Carousel on the National Mall

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

Very different from its neighbor back in the '30s

New York, New York

William Lescaze Townhouse

New York City's first Modernist house.

767 Third Avenue

New York, New York

767 Third Avenue

A Manhattan office building is home to the world’s largest chess board.

Bird's eye view

Rochester, New York

Threshold

A giant steel sculpture with animals in its shadows.

Press with typesetting

Palmyra, New York

Grandin Printing Shop

The press that first printed the Book of Mormon.

Round guitar disaplay

Rochester, New York

House of Guitars

The largest guitar store in the world has been visited by some of music's all-time greats passing through upstate New York.

The Dr. Seussophone

Rochester, New York

The Dr. Seussophone

A Seussian sculpture made of brass instruments.

The M'Clintock House

Waterloo, New York

The M'Clintock House

A historic home with ties to the abolition and suffrage movements.

The bridge through trees

Seneca Falls, New York

Bridge Street Bridge

A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

Garbage Plate

Rochester, New York

Garbage Plates at Nick Tahou Hots

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

PIano Works entrance

East Rochester, New York

Piano Works

Called the “General Motors of the piano industry,” these buildings once produced as many as 700 pianos a week.

Bronze Ballot Box

Rochester, New York

1872 Monument

A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B. Anthony voted illegally.

The view from the obelisk

Brooklyn, New York

Tomb of Secrets at Green-Wood Cemetery

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

A Wicked booth

New York, New York

Broadway Flea Market

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

The McGovern Weir Greenhouse

Brooklyn, New York

McGovern Weir Greenhouse

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

Overlooking New York Harbor.

Brooklyn, New York

Green-Wood Cemetery

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

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