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The statue at the Smithsonian.

Washington, D.C.

Bare-Chested George Washington

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

You'll never unsee it now.

Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument Marble Stripe

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Senate side.

Washington, D.C.

Capitol Bollards

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

Sheridan's horse at the National Museum of History.

Washington, D.C.

General Sheridan's Horse Rienzi Winchester

This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.

Temperance Fountain

Washington, D.C.

Temperance Fountain

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

Mellon Fountain

Washington, D.C.

Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain

A spectacular tribute to statesman and philanthropist Andrew Mellon.

Man Controlling Trade.

Washington, D.C.

Man Controlling Trade

A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

Robert Jackson Center

Jamestown, New York

Robert Jackson Center

This institution pays tribute to an associate justice who protected civil rights and prosecuted Nazis.

'Arbeit Macht Frei' - the entrance to camp in the Terezin fortress

Terezín, Czechia

Theresienstadt (Terezín Concentration Camp)

Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.

Warren G. Harding Home.

Marion, Ohio

Warren G. Harding Presidential Home

Featuring one of the most complete and original collections of Presidential memorabilia, this is the site of the last front porch presidential campaigns.

Warren G. Harding Tomb

Marion, Ohio

President Warren G. Harding's Tomb

This presidential tomb was not dedicated until years after Harding's death due to personal controversy.

Intel Museum

Santa Clara, California

Intel Museum

The headquarters of the semiconductor giant has a 10,000-square-foot museum.

Aerial view

Sunnyvale, California

Libby's Water Tower

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

Shrine of Our Lady of Peace

Santa Clara, California

Shrine of Our Lady of Peace

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

The Apple garage.

Los Altos, California

The Apple Garage

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

Computer History Museum

Mountain View, California

Computer History Museum

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

Hangar One

Mountain View, California

Hangar One

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

Bronze arm rings and armlets

Visby, Sweden

Spillings Hoard

Buried beneath an unassuming Gotland farm was the largest collection of Viking silver, mostly of Islamic origin.

Trojaborg Labyrinth.

Sweden

Gotland

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

Exterior of the museum.

Lisbon, Portugal

Calouste Gulbenkian Museum

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

Nyamirambo market

Kigali, Rwanda

Nyamirambo Women’s Center

This center in the Rwandan capital supports women’s livelihoods while educating visitors about traditional cooking, craft making, and more.

Musée de la Médecine

Brussels, Belgium

Musée de la Médecine

Medical history with an amazing, if frighting, collection of wax diseases on display.

Théâtre Royal de Toone

Brussels, Belgium

Théâtre Royal de Toone

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

'Oma maa mansikka'

Helsinki, Finland

'Oma maa mansikka'

This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.

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