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

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

The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.

The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.

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

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

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

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

This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

A humble ode to the heroic air rescue efforts of the United States Coast Guard serving on the Great Lakes.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.