The warmth and creative kitsch of a quilt engulf every patron who visits.

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."

A home decorated by its owner with eye-catching and captivating assemblages of found objects

Slated for demolition, this house was relocated piece by piece.

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

A wooden street sign is the last remnant of this 400-year-old alleyway.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

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

These abandoned waterworks are crumbling into the Potomac River.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

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

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

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.

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

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.

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

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

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

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.