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

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

The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

Through the decades, Black music stars have performed at this historic hub for music and the arts.

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

Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

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

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.

Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

Under the shadow of its towering parent tree, a rare specimen of sequoia produces ghostly white leaves.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

Once home to the largest photo service in the United States.

One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.

This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.