Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

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

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

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

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

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

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

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

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

A decidedly out of place statue memorializes the Blues Brothers characters at this water bottling plant.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

This large cemetery is known as the museum of granite sculptures.

A stretch of New Hampshire lake water is the only ice runway in the lower 48 states that is FAA-approved.

The massive Roman arch in New Hampshire that was meant to be a tomb.

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.