"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.

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

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.

The oldest of only three existing statues of the great novelist stands in a city he did not care for.

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

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.