The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

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

Egyptian Revival obelisks still rise over the old mine shafts.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

A safe place for the wild donkeys of a hot vacation destination.

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

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

Was there a small "backpack nuke" hidden in the attic? JFK apparently thought so.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

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

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

A graveyard of bathyspheres and diving bells paints a weirdly accurate account of ocean exploration's rickety history.

Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

Part of a worldwide art project, this mysterious semicircle of concrete shapes holds the pieces of a larger story.