One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.

The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

There’s a special club house at the top for the bell ringers.

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

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

An echo chamber with a waterfall wrapped around its base at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.

A spectacular tribute to statesman and philanthropist Andrew Mellon.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.

This alleyway was named to honor the memory of a beloved local dog.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

This historic home of the shag is keeping a Southern dance tradition going strong.

Proceeds from this colorful teahouse in a historic Atlanta neighborhood directly fund women’s education in northeast India.

For more than 150 years, this cemetery has served as the final resting place for many members of Wilmington's Black community.