Denver, Colorado
Buckhorn Exchange
Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.
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Denver, Colorado
Denver Omelet Plaque
This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.
Denver, Colorado
Linger Eatuaries
Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.
Denver, Colorado
Blue Mustang
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
Riggs Bank
The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
Babcock Lake Fisheries
The U.S. Fish Commission’s effort to mass produce carp.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
The Unabomber's Cabin
It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.
Washington, D.C.
Hidden Figures Way
A street in front of NASA's D.C. headquarters has been named in honor of the Black women who were essential to early spaceflight.
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Mint Coin Store
Coins and medals straight from the mint await visitors to this shop in the nation's capital.
Washington, D.C.
Fireworks Safety Zone on the National Mall
On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.
Washington, D.C.
D.C.’s Floating Chandeliers
Mysterious installations bring levity and light to a sometimes stodgy city.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Family Church National Cathedral
An amazing example of early-20th-century architecture, this church features marble transported from Utah.
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.
Capitol Bollards
The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.
Washington, D.C.
Organization of American States Building
The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.
Washington, D.C.
George Washington's Townhouse Lots
After his presidency, George Washington planned to live only a few blocks from the Capitol building.
Washington, D.C.
'Spirit of American Youth' Statue
A replica of the famous memorial statue at the Normandy American Cemetery hides in an office building in downtown D.C.
Washington, D.C.
The Lindens
The oldest house in Washington, D.C. wasn't originally constructed in the nation's capital.
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.
Boy Scout Memorial
The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Stock Exchange Building
D.C. once had its own tiny rival to the New York Stock Exchange.
Washington, D.C.
USS Missouri Model Ship
The U.S. Navy’s preposterously detailed mini battleship took 77,000 hours to complete.
Washington, D.C.
General Sheridan's Horse Rienzi Winchester
This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.
Washington, D.C.
Dumbarton Oaks Birthing Figure
This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.
