Edgard, Louisiana
Whitney Plantation
The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
Piazza d'Italia
A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.
Hull, Massachusetts
Paragon Carousel
The last remaining attraction from Paragon Park.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Clover HSQ
A Harvard-area eatery preserves the uncovered tiles of its century-old predecessor.
Boston, Massachusetts
Potato Shed Memorial
Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.
South Lake Tahoe, California
Vikingsholm Castle
One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.
Pokhara, Nepal
Tal Barahi Temple
Lake Phewa is home to the only island temple in Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Kumari Ghar
A brick building in Kathmandu's Durbar Square is home to Nepal's most prominent living goddess.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Kiemo Galerija (Courtyard Gallery)
An open-air art gallery that aims to share the stories of the people who live around it.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Chet Baker Memorial Relief
In 1988, jazz legend Chet Baker fell to his death from a window of this hotel facing Amsterdam Centraal.
Washington, D.C.
'Spirit of the Haida Gwaii'
A glimpse of the Pacific Northwest‘s indigenous culture in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Joan of Arc Equestrian Statue
The only female equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. is a 15th-century French heroine.
Washington, D.C.
Atlas Performing Arts Center
The revival of a classic Art Deco theater.
Washington, D.C.
Misspelling at the Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.
Washington, D.C.
Spanish Steps
A terrace reminiscent of Rome's Spanish Steps is tucked away in a little park in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Japanese Stone Lantern
A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.
Washington, D.C.
National Public Radio's Honey Bee Hives
Atop this media building, two hives containing more than 30,000 bees keep the surrounding area vibrant.
Washington, D.C.
The L. Ron Hubbard House
Also known as the Founding Church of Scientology.
Washington, D.C.
Owney the Postal Dog
A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.
Washington, D.C.
Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument
Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.
Washington, D.C.
USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
Washington, D.C.
Old Stone House
The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.
Washington, D.C.
Peirce Mill Spy Station
Cold War intelligence agents monitored communist embassies from an attic in a former pigeon coop.
Washington, D.C.
Alferd Packer Cannibal Plaque
A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.
