Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

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

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

A restored historic movie theater is the perfect place for a regional film archive.

Admire an ever-changing landscape of stone sculptures.

This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.

It's a repurposed treasure trove of history, located just an hour away from Acadia National Park.

Sculptures, jams, and the wild west collide at this folksy retreat.

This roadside stand claims to be the world's smallest bookstore.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.

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

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