After his presidency, George Washington planned to live only a few blocks from the Capitol building.

Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.

Need a hardcopy of the 50-title Code of Federal Regulations? This is the place.

Atop this media building, two hives containing more than 30,000 bees keep the surrounding area vibrant.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

A macabre farm reserved part of its 222-acres for dead bodies, all in the name of science.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.

An occult-y, historic hotel with the World's Largest Ouija board on the roof.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

The antique hotel still has a jail in the basement, though the cockfighting ring is long gone.

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

This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.