Washington, D.C.
Civil War Nurses Memorial
A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.
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Washington, D.C.
Capitol Building Tunnel System
Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.
Washington, D.C.
USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
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.
Washington, D.C.
The Portrait Monument
Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.
Washington, D.C.
Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
Washington, D.C.
National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
Washington, D.C.
The Dupont Underground
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
Boston, Massachusetts
Central Burying Ground
American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.
Boston, Massachusetts
Make Way for Ducklings Statue
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard Bridge
This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mapparium Globe
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Boston, Massachusetts
The First Church of Christ, Scientist
This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.
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Boston, Massachusetts
Bodega
This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.
Jersey City, New Jersey
The Colgate Clock
On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.
Washington, D.C.
National Capitol Columns
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Washington, D.C.
Renwick Gallery
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.
Washington, D.C.
The Capitol Stones
Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.
Washington, D.C.
Fort DeRussy
A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.
Avon, Connecticut
Heublein Tower
This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.
Berlin, Germany
Vestiges of the Berlin Wall
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
Pergamon Museum
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Istanbul, Turkey
Obelisk of Theodosius
This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.
Permanently Closed
Paris, France
Paris Padlocks of Love
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
