A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.

Dedicated to a legendary spiritual vision.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

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

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

Washington D.C.'s most famous pianist, composer, and bandleader still tickles the ivories outside Howard Theater.

A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

Here be dragons.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.