Kansas's Grassroots Art Capital welcomes visitors to Lucas through its very own World's Largest Thing.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

This parking garage has given itself over to graffiti artists and the neighborhood can't thank them enough.

A Roman holiday is closer than you think when you use this 1916 staircase inspired by Rome's Piazza di Spagna.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

A massive environmental project transformed this former smelter into a beautiful park.

Learn about the last river many crossed to find freedom from slavery in the United States.

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

An underground blaze turned this village into a ghost town.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A nomadic museum known for its art exhibitions about religion and faith.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.