"May the force be with you always."

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

An enormous image of Utah's salt flats made entirely from tape.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

In 1847, Brigham Young climbed this hill to survey the Salt Lake Valley and saw a fine place to build a city.

Incredible sculptures inspired by obscure passages from the Bible.

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

This large garden vase urn has nothing to do with the seventh U.S. President—it was designed by one landscape designer to honor another landscape designer's contributions to the National Mall.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.

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

The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

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

Daredevil repair workers can worm their way out the access hatch, loop ropes over the apex and rappel down the monument.

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

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

The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

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