This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

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

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

Yo, Adrian!

Situated in a bustling intersection, this "mobile" monument that honors local veterans from five different wars has moved several times but appears to have found its final resting place.

Right next to departures—how convenient!

An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

The world's first aircraft factory has been hiding inside an automobile plant for almost 80 years.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

A centuries-old stone pagoda from Japan stands among cherry trees beside the National Mall Tidal Basin.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.