Home to items never before seen by the public.

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

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

Ruins from the Parthenon and petrified wood line the interior of one of the world's most famous monuments.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

The oldest brick house in the state of Ohio.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

One of the few beardless depictions of Lincoln, George Grey Barnard's 1917 statue was denounced by many—including Lincoln's own son.

One of Cincinnati's greatest fighters once trained at a now defunct gym in this Over-The-Rhine neighborhood.

An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.

Hidden on two floors of downtown building, the library has an incredible deal on rent.

Northern Kentucky’s very own Notre Dame showcases intricate stained glass and the bones of saints.

A shop for all your magical needs and notions.

He’s not from around here.

Antique automobiles, phonographs, organs, and farm equipment.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.