This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

The site where two doves fell in love.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

Offal and flawless onion soup are on the menu at this restaurant that once catered to the workers of Les Halles.

Shop at the 200-year-old store where Julia Child stocked up on copper cookware.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.

A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.

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

This pharmacist and his patient greet visitors to the National Community Pharmacists Association.

A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A surprising, but overlooked example of geology in the middle of the nation’s capital.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.