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What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.

Atop this media building, two hives containing more than 30,000 bees keep the surrounding area vibrant.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

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

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

A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.

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

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

The first presidential bomb shelter was located in an old vault under the Treasury, connected to the White House via tunnel.

One of the Cemestos prefab homes built to secretly house thousands of Manhattan Project workers.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

This museum presents a dogged pursuit of 500 years of veterinary history.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

Destroyed by flood waters, prison now serves as a training ground for armed forces.

The only pig museum in the U.S. holds one of the world's largest collections of pig items.