A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

Need a hardcopy of the 50-title Code of Federal Regulations? This is the place.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

A local prank turned town icon.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.