A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

The tallest waterfall in the Judean Desert is named for its connection to a biblical figure.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

The largest crypt ever constructed in France was built in the 11th century on an ancient Druid sacred site.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

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.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

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

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.