Daily lunch spot for many of Washington, D.C.'s cab drivers.

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

This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.

Senators used to relax in the nearly forgotten marble tubs now hidden in the U.S. Capitol Building's basement.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

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

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

Some big-name visitors have patronized this small-town library named for an oil man's daughter.

All that remains of this Massachusetts town, demolished in the name of progress, is a stone marker.

This series of landscape dioramas tell the story of New England forestry in exacting miniature detail.

An elaborate, hidden model train in the Needham Town Forest.

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

This historic graveyard monument is dedicated to a tragic victim of witch trial hysteria.

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

This eclectic homestead is home to a miniature windmill and Connecticut's last tollbooth.