The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

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

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.