Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.

The first presidential bomb shelter was located in an old vault under the Treasury, connected to the White House via tunnel.

There's an old indoor swimming pool hidden directly underneath the White House Press Briefing Room.

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

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

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

Was there a small "backpack nuke" hidden in the attic? JFK apparently thought so.

The sculptor was instructed to add “stallion attributes” to the general's bronze mare.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

This Annapolis home was built by one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

One of America's oldest continuously operating hotels offers a blend of rich history and historic architecture in the heart of Annapolis.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This 12-foot bronze statue pays tribute to his early days in Kentucky.

Bronze sculpture paying homage to Norma “Duffy” Lyon, famous for creating a life-size cow made of butter at the state fair.

Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.