Washington, D.C.
Museum of the Palestinian People
This small museum is dedicated to telling the 4,000-year story of Palestinian history, culture, and resistance.
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Washington, D.C.
Watermelon House
This rowhouse doubles as one of the most photographed spots in the nation's capital.
Washington, D.C.
Roman Legionnaire Modesty Shields
Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.
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.
Potomac Park Flood Levee
This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.
Washington, D.C.
The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum
Garments from across the globe call this hidden gem home.
Washington, D.C.
Letelier-Moffitt Monument
A diminutive memorial marks the site of a successful assassination by a right-wing death squad in America's capital.
Washington, D.C.
Cuban-American Friendship Urn
The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.
Washington, D.C.
Civil War Nurses Memorial
A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.
Washington, D.C.
African-American Civil War Memorial
The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.
Washington, D.C.
Churchill and Mandela Call and Response
When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.
Washington, D.C.
The L. Ron Hubbard House
Also known as the Founding Church of Scientology.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Aqueduct Castle Gatehouse
A building shaped like the Army Corps of Engineers logo, because why not?
Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia Center Point
A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.
Washington, D.C.
NIST Newton Apple Tree
A clone of a cloned tree that was so important it allegedly had its own guards.
Rose Hill, North Carolina
Mother Vine Scuppernong Wine
This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.
Washington, D.C.
Rush-Bagot Monument
An overlooked tribute to one of the most important peace deals in American history.
Washington, D.C.
'Cartwheel' Tower
Washington's top-secret Cold War-era doomsday communications tower is located in a small neighborhood park.
Washington, D.C.
Defense Intelligence Agency Museum
Amid the sprawling Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters is one of Washington's least accessible museums.
Washington, D.C.
Arizona Avenue Trestle
The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.
Washington, D.C.
Catacombs of Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Permanently Closed
Vienna, Austria
House Attack
The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.
Vienna, Austria
Statue of Basilio Calafati
One of the most notable figures in the Wurstelprater’s history is often assumed to be a fictional character.
Vienna, Austria
Rathaus Paternoster
A non-stop elevator ride in Vienna's city hall.
