The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

This sinkhole is disguised as a pond and named after the man who stumbled upon it.

The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.

The only place in America where anyone who wants can shovel coal aboard an antique train.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.

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

Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".

The world's 2nd or 3rd or 4th busiest seaplane base.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

A hamlet full of permanent Christmas spirit holds one of the earliest theme parks in the United States.

Every drop of D.C. tap water flows through this old waterworks.

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

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

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.

Built from oil field parts and resembling a teepee, this abandoned mid-century church is hoping for a comeback.