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

Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.

The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.

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

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

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.

A 14-foot monument marks the resting place of two of the town's earliest residents—and one unknown soldier.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

A vast collection of everyday items amassed by one man.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.

A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

The same security that protects our nukes accidentally protected a gentle herd of antelope.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.

Central City celebrates its most famous madam by racing beds down Main Street.

After being lost for nearly a century, this historic bell finally returned home after its mysterious theft.

This dynamic entertainment venue brings a much-needed funkiness to the region with its bizarre art, eclectic films screenings, and peculiar performance pieces.

The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.