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

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

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

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

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

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

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

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

For 60 years, the academy had no permanent location until members voted Washington D.C. as its forever home.

Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

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

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

The only museum outside of Australia dedicated to exhibiting the artwork of Indigenous Australian artists.

This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.