A metal menagerie fills the yard of this museum and gallery, the work of Montana artist Bill Ohrmann.

A classic theatre located along a desolate Montana road.

This unique structure is the only one of its kind in Virginia.

The final resting place of a prominent Black American farming family sits in the shadows of an IKEA store.

This rudder is one of the few remnants of a shipyard that once operated on the banks of the Potomac River.

Born a slave on the Arlington estate, Parks dug the first graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and was buried there, too.

A memorial dedicated to the famed North Pole explorer appropriately sits at the far edge of Arlington National Cemetery.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

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

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

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

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

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

After his presidency, George Washington planned to live only a few blocks from the Capitol building.

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.

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

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

The elevator that makes it possible to fly American flags in bulk over the U.S. Capitol

Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.

This map, on display in the Library of Congress, and one of only seven known to exist, is the very first map of the United States.

A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.