The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

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

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

These red and black houses were awarded to the firefighters who saved their city from an enormous blaze.

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

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 derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

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

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

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

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.

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

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.