An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

This house turned museum chronicles the life and work of Richard Neutra.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.

The district's only illusionarium supports free writing programs for local students with every purchase.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

Through the decades, Black music stars have performed at this historic hub for music and the arts.

A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

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

A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.