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This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

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

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

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

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

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

Birds with backpacks expedite film development for a rafting company on a remote Colorado river.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

The world's largest washing machine collection has more than 1,400 antique items in its exhibit.

These boots are made for selfies.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

The simple gravesite of a Romany clan leader is dotted with offerings, including cans of her favorite drink, Crush orange soda.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.

The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.

The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.