The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.

A suburban museum tells the story of a historic transportation network and even provides rides in antique trolley cars.

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

This suburban house is made of dirt, and almost sparked a revolution in home construction.

Maryland's first (and last standing) toll house on America's first federal road established the state as the "Gateway to the West."

The development and impact of electronic media showcased in a picturesque farmhouse in Maryland.

A historic cemetery filled with quirky faux wood art and unique tombstones.

Remains of a historic fountain that was mysteriously lost in the demolition of a D.C. traffic circle.

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

A benevolent, 16-foot-tall river dragon lives on a suburban lawn.

The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near the Capitol to settle their disputes with blood.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

A mammoth pair of Civil War artillery guns abandoned out in the forest.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

Three abandoned missile silos are hiding in plain sight behind a suburban development in Maryland.

The stone marker that Mason and Dixon placed at the eastern end of the famous north-south border they surveyed.

Historic home of America's sweetheart sharpshooter, Annie Oakley.

Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."

Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.

Electronic inventions that resulted in products and systems we use every day are on display in this labor-of-love museum.