Once the supplier for noteworthy projects like the National Cathedral, this old brickworks now lies abandoned.

Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.

A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.

A historic cemetery with unique artwork, a Civil War fort, and also happens to be the site of the Battle of Bladensburg.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.

Turtles swim in a pond surrounding a classical temple in this lush park in Vicenza.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

A gift from Scotland to the United States in memory of the 270 lives lost when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie due to a terrorist bombing.

Though his role as the inventor of baseball may be up for debate, fans still festoon Doubleday's grave with baseballs.

The first national memorial to honor all women suffragists stands on land where suffragists were once imprisoned.

The well-preserved remnants of a bridge that once made up a WW1-era military railroad.

Rumors persist that a bottle of whiskey is sealed within this Demijohn-shaped adornment.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

No Gordon Lightfoot song, only a barebones monument to greed.

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.