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The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

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.

On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.

A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

The largest sand dune in Florida sits inside the state's first Black-owned beach.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

A nude beach alongside a washed-out road.

Deadliest lake in the world suffocated over 1,746 people in one night.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.

America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.