Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

This small seaside reserve supposedly inspired a young Errol Flynn to take the nautical adventures that would define him on and off the silver screen.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

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.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

A portal into the bricked up canal that runs through the heart of Washington D.C.

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

An echo chamber with a waterfall wrapped around its base at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.

A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

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.

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

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.

The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.