Through the decades, Black music stars have performed at this historic hub for music and the arts.

A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.

A diminutive memorial marks the site of a successful assassination by a right-wing death squad in America's capital.

A surprising, but overlooked example of geology in the middle of the nation’s capital.

This nine-story building is the oldest standing skyscraper in D.C.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.