An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

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

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

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

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

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

The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.

"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”

A secret greenspace hides atop a Capitol parking garage.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

Come for the Italian food, stay for the taxidermy and giant statues.

The longest covered bridge in Delaware.

These ruins of an octagonal stone school that was later used as an A.U.M.P. church exemplify a popular school design from the 1830s.

Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

The penultimate and final resting places of British General Edward Braddock—minus a few bits and pieces.

This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.