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The sculptor was instructed to add “stallion attributes” to the general's bronze mare.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.

The oldest house in Washington, D.C. wasn't originally constructed in the nation's capital.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

When life gives you Prohibition, open a bar in Juárez.

Take Soviet nostalgia to new heights by toasting the first man in space over a full spread of Belarusian and Soviet fare.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.

Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

The world's only statue dedicated to the greatest Great Dane in comic strip history.