An overlooked oasis of quiet on the grounds of Washington's monumental basilica.

Inside this curiosity shop, visitors can peruse the clown collection or purchase a molar from the mouth of Bigfoot.

The mummified relics of an American missionary.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.