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Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

Also known as the Founding Church of Scientology.

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

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

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

A historic cemetery filled with quirky faux wood art and unique tombstones.

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

An overlooked tribute to one of the most important peace deals in American history.

This monument commemorates the only American soldiers to have directly fought Russians during World War I.

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.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

The mysterious canine hides atop a drain pipe on the back of the building, some say as a sneaky shoutout to Yale.

Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.

One man's lifelong obsession with death.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

Memorial to the 137 lives lost on a ship fire, the whole hulk of which washed up on the Asbury Park shore.

This evocative New Jersey statue memoralizes the Polish victims of a Soviet massacre.

Beautiful stained glass depictions of the history of human flight fill this surprising chapel.