An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

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.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

A dazzling display of lights and crystals.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

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

"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!”

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

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

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

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.

An 18th-century townhouse that once hosted guests of the president.

The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.

Before Metro, Washington had a robust streetcar network—and you see the remains of this infrastructure if you know where to look.