East Coast Run 2018

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 fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.

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

The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

A hoard of sky catalogs, astrophysical journals, even the works of Galileo and Copernicus.

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

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

D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

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

The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.

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

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

Home to items never before seen by the public.

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

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

Haunted Victorian house that inspired a legendary "Ghostbusters" court ruling.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.

Local lore claims this park is named after a young woman who jumped off a cliff.

This Boy Scout retreat acted as "Friday the 13th"'s original Camp Crystal Lake.