Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

The fountains of the U.S. Navy Memorial are annually salted with water from the Seven Seas as part of a nautical ritual.

This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.

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

Over the last century, this elegant columned facade has been home to the headquarters of a bank, several nightclubs, and a restaurant.

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

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

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

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

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

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

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