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The U.S. Fish Commission’s effort to mass produce carp.

A purported 17th-century religious artifact with noteworthy associations to Catholic history in the U. S.

One of the first Second Empire-style buildings constructed in North America.

One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

The elevator that makes it possible to fly American flags in bulk over the U.S. Capitol

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.

One of the oldest of its kind.

A curious building honoring past and current members of a historic musical comedy troupe.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.

A winding district gerrymandered into the shape of a mantis.

An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”