An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.

How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

This former prison is an Art Deco masterpiece with a past full of civil rights flashpoints.

This creative sculpture was a way to "recycle" an old tree.

This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

Fuel your honky-tonking with this venue's unbeatable “Recession Special.”

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

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

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

D.C. once had its own tiny rival to the New York Stock Exchange.

Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.