Copenhagen, Denmark
Freetown Christiania
Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Church of Our Saviour
Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Rundetårn
The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Jens Olsen's World Clock
The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.
Washington, D.C.
Chinatown Barnes Dance
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
Washington, D.C.
Renwick Gallery
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.
Washington, D.C.
White House Helipad
Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.
Washington, D.C.
Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
Oxon Hill, Maryland
The Awakening
The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.
Washington, D.C.
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
Washington, D.C.
National Bonsai Museum
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Washington, D.C.
National Capitol Columns
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Washington, D.C.
Ruins of the Columbian Cannon Foundry
These recently uncovered walls are all that's left of Washington, D.C's first defense contractor.
Washington, D.C.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore Basilica
The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.
Baltimore, Maryland
Site of Edgar Allan Poe's Death
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.
Arlington, Virginia
Gravelly Point Park
This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.
Washington, D.C.
Rayburn House Office Building
One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."
Washington, D.C.
Culture House
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
Washington, D.C.
Navy Yard Railroad Gun
One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.
Washington, D.C.
The Transportation Walk
Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.
Kensington, Maryland
Washington, D.C. Temple
The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.
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.
D.C. War Memorial
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
