Eighteenth century house of the mysterious "Father of Raleigh."

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

The corporeal remains of Napoleon III's dentist rest under this 15-story obelisk.

These medicine cabinet staples are part of the museum's collection of everyday objects.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

Yo, Adrian!

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

This sculpture of a fisherman spent six years at the bottom of the Schuylkill River.

The iconic D.C. restaurant where the Cuban Missile Crisis was negotiated, now a Walgreens.

Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.

The oldest house in Washington, D.C. wasn't originally constructed in the nation's capital.

The U.S. Fish Commission’s effort to mass produce carp.

Literal "money laundering."

America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.

A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.

Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.

An amazing example of early-20th-century architecture, this church features marble transported from Utah.

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

The only tennis court that falls under the jurisdiction of the central bank.

A replica of the famous memorial statue at the Normandy American Cemetery hides in an office building in downtown D.C.

A public art jibe at one of the United States’ oldest and longest-serving senators.

A memorial to a shareholder activist feared by CEOs around the United States.

Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.

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