These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

An obscure federal monument honors the French diplomat who served as Ambassador to the U.S. during WWI.

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

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

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

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

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.

The national park was once a plantation estate.