The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

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

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

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

The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.

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

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.