What better place to take a seat?

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

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

A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.

These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.

A mammoth pair of Civil War artillery guns abandoned out in the forest.

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

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

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

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."