An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

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

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.

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

A 1914 beaux arts auditorium that sat shuttered for 20 years, restored and reopened in 2026