Places jordank Wants to Go

This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

These medicine cabinet staples are part of the museum's collection of everyday objects.

The corporeal remains of Napoleon III's dentist rest under this 15-story obelisk.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

A winding district gerrymandered into the shape of a mantis.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

This pharmacist and his patient greet visitors to the National Community Pharmacists Association.

Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.

This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.

The fountains of the U.S. Navy Memorial are annually salted with water from the Seven Seas as part of a nautical ritual.

An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.

An obscure public service from the U.S. government that redeems burnt, moldy, and soiled old greenbacks.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.

Cold War intelligence agents monitored communist embassies from an attic in a former pigeon coop.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.