An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.

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

A clone of a cloned tree that was so important it allegedly had its own guards.

Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.

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

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

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

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.

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

The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.