Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

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

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

This historic boathouse was constructed using salvaged lumber from burned barns.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

There’s a special club house at the top for the bell ringers.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.

The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

This charming woodland trail is peppered with poetry.

An ancient glacial pothole waterfall in the heart of the Green Mountains.

This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.

Now a living classroom, this house was once the home of Reverend James Clinton Dent, a formerly enslaved man and a pastor.

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.

This leafy estate is worth $18 million and is so grand it has two mailing addresses.

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.