Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Memorial Undercroft
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
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Washington, D.C.
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
Washington, D.C.
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
Washington, D.C.
The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.
Washington, D.C.
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
Washington, D.C.
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
Washington, D.C.
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
Washington, D.C.
The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.
Washington, D.C.
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
New York, New York
New York City's first Modernist house.
New York, New York
A Manhattan office building is home to the world’s largest chess board.
Rochester, New York
A giant steel sculpture with animals in its shadows.
Palmyra, New York
The press that first printed the Book of Mormon.
Rochester, New York
The largest guitar store in the world has been visited by some of music's all-time greats passing through upstate New York.
Rochester, New York
A Seussian sculpture made of brass instruments.
Waterloo, New York
A historic home with ties to the abolition and suffrage movements.
Seneca Falls, New York
A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."
Rochester, New York
Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.
East Rochester, New York
Called the “General Motors of the piano industry,” these buildings once produced as many as 700 pianos a week.
Rochester, New York
A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B. Anthony voted illegally.
Brooklyn, New York
A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.
New York, New York
An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.
Brooklyn, New York
One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.
Brooklyn, New York
A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.