In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

The historic home of an educator, abolitionist, activist, and poet.

The only female equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. is a 15th-century French heroine.

After James Madison's death, his wife and former First Lady Dolley Madison lived in this yellow building near the White House.

A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.

A small park honors the legendary Ukrainian poet.

A terrace reminiscent of Rome's Spanish Steps is tucked away in a little park in Washington, D.C.

The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.

This tiny, one-acre cemetery serves as a reminder of when the Civil War got close to the nation’s capitol.

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.

In this quiet park a rendition of a classic painting graces the outside of a charming restroom.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

On the right bank of the Grand River a plaque remembers an imaginary painter who once awaited his youth.

The origin of the Nixon tapes is rooted in technological incompetence as much as secrecy.

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

A former church transformed into a public library.

Above the heads of passersby stands a small statue commemorating soldiers from the Boer War.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

This retro diner claims to be the birthplace of poutine.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

A swaggering, monumental souvenir of the most extravagant party Montreal’s ever thrown.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.