The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

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The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.

The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

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

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

A swimming hole in the historic industrial quarry that supplied the marble for the Baltimore Washington Monument.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.