Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

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.

Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

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

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

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

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

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

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

A tiny memorial for the year the Connecticut River almost destroyed New England.