America: Facts vs. Fiction

The truth about great feats of engineering can be clouded by myth. Discover that the Panama Canal doesnt run east and west, but north and south. And that the Transcontinental Railroad wasnt completed at Utahs Promontory Point.

Myths surround the landmarks of Washington, D.C. Few realize that the remains of the original White House are buried under a baseball diamond in Virginia - or that thousands of people have literally jumped over the top of the Washington Monument.