Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard Bridge
This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
John Harvard 'Statue of Three Lies'
The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The Brattle Theatre
One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.
Doha, Qatar
'Untitled (Lamp/Bear)'
This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.
Washington, D.C.
Evelyn Y. Davis's Gravestone
A memorial to a shareholder activist feared by CEOs around the United States.
Washington, D.C.
The Adams Memorial
A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.
Washington, D.C.
President Lincoln’s Cottage
The house where Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation.
Vienna, Virginia
Lahey Lost Valley House
A small brick parlor house and artist's studio located in the wilderness is surrounded by imposing suburban palaces.
Vienna, Virginia
Dolhareubang of Meadowlark Gardens
Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.
Kalabaka, Greece
Meteora
Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.
Locorotondo, Italy
Trullo di Marziolla
The oldest-known example of a historic architectural style recognized by UNESCO.
Alberobello, Italy
Alberobello
Southern Italy's spinning top village.
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
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.
Washington, D.C.
Mount Zion Cemetery's Underground Railroad Shelter
People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.
Washington, D.C.
Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel
This small hilltop church weaves the urban history of Washington, D.C. with the national history of the United States.
Washington, D.C.
Harewood Lodge
One of the first Second Empire-style buildings constructed in North America.
Boyce, Virginia
Ginkgo Grove Garden
Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Bavarian Inn
An elegant German-style resort overlooking the Potomoc River.
Knoxville, Maryland
The Sign Above the Tunnel
This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
John Brown's Fort
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Washington, D.C.
Carnegie Library of Washington, D.C.
D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.
Tunis, Tunisia
Tunis Medina
The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.
Cape Town, South Africa
The Most Southwestern Point of Africa
The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.
