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The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

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

In the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building is a hidden storage room full of ornate floor tiles leftover from the 1850s.

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

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

You could be standing at the site of one of D.C.'s most fatal tragedies and not even know it.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

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

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

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

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

This ambitious attraction was the brain child of a lake resort impresario, and built by the WPA.

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.