This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

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

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

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.

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

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

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.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Home to items never before seen by the public.