Multiple waterfalls and several historic CCC buildings anchor this state park in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

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.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

There's an old indoor swimming pool hidden directly underneath the White House Press Briefing Room.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

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

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

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.

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

Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.

One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.

The U.S. Navy’s preposterously detailed mini battleship took 77,000 hours to complete.

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

A local prank turned town icon.

Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.

According to local myth this cemetery is half evil spirits, half good—split down the middle.

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

This sensational Chinese temple walks visitors through the 76 weird departments of the afterlife.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

This small condiment museum makes all manner of mustards with a 200-year-old mill.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.