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The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.

Once home to the largest photo service in the United States.

The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.

Home to two notable early-20th-century Black educators, Lucy Slowe and Mary Burrill.

This historic boathouse was constructed using salvaged lumber from burned barns.

Now a living classroom, this house was once the home of Reverend James Clinton Dent, a formerly enslaved man and a pastor.

One of the last mosaic tile facades found in the city.

One of the first Second Empire-style buildings constructed in North America.

A brass and marble scale model of the solar system embedded in the concrete.

A street in front of NASA's D.C. headquarters has been named in honor of the Black women who were essential to early spaceflight.

The former home of the woman who successfully fought to integrate restaurants in Washington, D.C.

Washington D.C.'s most famous pianist, composer, and bandleader still tickles the ivories outside Howard Theater.

Depending on who you ask, this controversial treehouse is either a charmingly creative child's playhouse or an illegal encroachment on public land.

Coins and medals straight from the mint await visitors to this shop in the nation's capital.

The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.

A public art jibe at one of the United States’ oldest and longest-serving senators.