San Francisco, California
Stern of the Niantic
The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.
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San Francisco, California
'World Sources of Food'
A four paneled, brightly multicolored mosaic adorns the side of this popular grocery store.
Charlottesville, Virginia
The Raven Room
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Ix Art Park
An abandoned textile mill that is now home to art and concerts.
Frederick, Maryland
Guess the Greyhound
According to local history, this cast-iron canine was nearly melted down for bullets during the Civil War.
Frederick, Maryland
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.
Washington, D.C.
Southwest Duck Pond
This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Hidden Figures Way
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.
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.
NASA Full Scale Wind Tunnel Propeller
While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.
Washington, D.C.
'Ginevra de’ Benci' Portrait
The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.
Washington, D.C.
First Teddy Bear
The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.
Washington, D.C.
Sergeant Stubby
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
Washington, D.C.
Cher Ami
A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.
Washington, D.C.
General Sheridan's Horse Rienzi Winchester
This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.
Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
A small granite block at this monument's base is the only part of Lincoln's Tomb outside of Illinois.
Hagerstown, Maryland
Historic Wilson Bridge
Once damaged by Hurricane Agnes, this bridge is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
Tukwila, Washington
The Museum of Flight
An extraordinary collection of aircraft and spacecraft on display at the original site of the Boeing Company.
Washington, D.C.
Mummified Bison
The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.
Washington, D.C.
Inaugural Parade Center Line
A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.
Washington, D.C.
Misspelling at the Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.
Miami, Florida
ValuJet Flight 592 Memorial
In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.
North Miami Beach, Florida
The Cloisters of the Ancient Spanish Monastery
St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.
Duffield, Virginia
Virginia's Natural Tunnel
A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.
