Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

Believed to be the birthplace of the United States Marine Corps.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

This tiny structure was built by the creator of the Brooklyn Bridge.

One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”

One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.

This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

A terrace reminiscent of Rome's Spanish Steps is tucked away in a little park in Washington, D.C.

A glimpse of the Pacific Northwest‘s indigenous culture in Washington, D.C.

This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

Musings of an artist carved into a rural stonewall.

Hundreds of 19th-century characters descend upon an Ohio town every autumn.

Three bronze deer sculptures relax along the Scioto Mile.