This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

An original apothecary from 1792.

A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

Step into this whimsical art installation based on a popular picture book.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

A monument to placate the spirits of an ancient forest.

You can still see the remains of a sacred 3,000-year-old cypress.

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

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