A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.

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

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

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

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

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The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.