A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

Nebraska’s longest-running summer theater is a musical tribute to cowboy culture.

A fascinating collection of art made from petrified wood and fossils by two octogenarian twin brothers.

Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.

A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.

What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.

What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.

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

100 years later, they're still down there.

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

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

A street in front of NASA's D.C. headquarters has been named in honor of the Black women who were essential to early spaceflight.

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

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.