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

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

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

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

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

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

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.

The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

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

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

The Jewish diaspora shares a menu at this museum café.

"Try not to knock anything over!"

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

This rare polygonal meeting house is rumored to be built in a circle so that the devil has nowhere to hide.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.