Places rattustrap Wants to Go

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

A small triangle of DC grass is the final resting place of one of Sonny and Cher's songs.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.

This subterranean disco dance club in a Cuban cave comes with bright lights and a dark legend.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

A heartbreaking monument showing the last morning in the life of Jane Griffith.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.