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

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

D.C. once had its own tiny rival to the New York Stock Exchange.

A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

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

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

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

The magic's in the hole!

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

A fantastical and futuristic temple of light built from nine monumental glass veils.

This museum covers 10,000 years of Pre-Columbian Latin American history.

The world's most remote airport.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.