Washington, D.C.
Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
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Washington, D.C.
Knife Edge
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
Los Angeles, California
The Tonga Hut
Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.
Austin, Texas
The Harry Ransom Center
The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.
Dallas, Texas
Texas Centennial Art Deco Buildings
A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.
Austin, Texas
Skyspace: The Color Inside
A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.
Washington, D.C.
D.C. War Memorial
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
Washington, D.C.
Secret Entrance to the White House
The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.
El Paso, Texas
Casa de Azucar
The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.
Washington, D.C.
Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
Ransom Canyon, Texas
Robert Bruno’s Steel House
A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.
Vancouver, British Columbia
'Giants' on Granville Island Silos
The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
Vancouver, British Columbia
9 O'Clock Gun
This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.
Fort Stockton, Texas
Paisano Pete
The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.
Los Angeles, California
Marciano Art Foundation
A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.
Dallas, Texas
'Eye' Sculpture
This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.
Washington, D.C.
Daguerre Monument
Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.
Lisbon, Portugal
Livraria Bertrand
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
Washington, D.C.
Jefferson Pier Marker
A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Golden Driller
The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.
Washington, D.C.
National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Rockport, Texas
The Big Tree
The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.
Fort Worth, Texas
Lee Harvey Oswald's Grave
Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.
