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

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

This sculpture of a fisherman spent six years at the bottom of the Schuylkill River.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

Yo, Adrian!

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

A legendary boxing venue and ring featured in Rocky V.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

Was there a small "backpack nuke" hidden in the attic? JFK apparently thought so.

One of the last mosaic tile facades found in the city.

After James Madison's death, his wife and former First Lady Dolley Madison lived in this yellow building near the White House.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.

She stares out across six lanes of traffic, clutching a musket and infant with determination.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.