There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

Just outside the Naval Academy, Hell Point is a historical marker that could easily be the point where failed students wait for the bus.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

This memorial honors five journalists who were killed in a mass shooting in 2018, and affirms the importance of the first amendment.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

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

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

A swimming hole in the historic industrial quarry that supplied the marble for the Baltimore Washington Monument.

The longest-covered bridge in the state of Maryland.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

A historic home with ties to the abolition and suffrage movements.

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

This statue commemorates the meeting of the most influential minds of the women’s rights movement.