The hall of fame for circus performers.

Established to give visitors a taste of Lee County’s natural bounty, this shop offers fresh fruit, soft-serve ice cream, and preserves.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

Coins and medals straight from the mint await visitors to this shop in the nation's capital.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

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

A hidden passageway now marks the site of an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that some say broke a 140-year-old curse.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

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

Was there a small "backpack nuke" hidden in the attic? JFK apparently thought so.

The sculptor was instructed to add “stallion attributes” to the general's bronze mare.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

The same water that fills a luxury resort’s pools feeds these free hot springs in the rainforest.

A rare 18th-century heating system tucked inside a historic colonial home.