A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

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

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

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

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.