One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

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

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

This classic Kansas City song reference is the place for anyone who wants to stand at the corner of 12th Street and Vine.

Three historic trains run on a half-mile track that features a tunnel.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

At Bern's Steak House, there's always room for dessert—it's just upstairs.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

After being abandoned for decades, Oklahoma’s first air-conditioned theatre was reborn in the new century.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

Explore the cabin where the famed abolitionist once lived and the site where he fought the Battle of Osawatomie.

A vineyard devoted entirely to an unexplored flavor frontier.

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.