Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

An echo chamber with a waterfall wrapped around its base at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

A small token of gratitude from freezing cold journalists who were given a warm haven while covering JFK's inauguration.

A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

"Leave a He-Man, Take a Transformer" and share a story about your real-life superhero.

This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.