Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.

The tunnel under the Capitol Building where Congress takes out its trash.

After his presidency, George Washington planned to live only a few blocks from the Capitol building.

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

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.

A decaying garage hidden amid the dense forest is all that remains of a once-prosperous dairy farm.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.

Across from a hotel parking lot, a Confederate spy rests under a large tombstone with her Union Veteran husband behind a copse of trees in a small, well-maintained cemetery.

A secret rendezvous spot where John S. Mosby and his Rangers would meet to divvy up their loot after raids.

Once the beating heart of a small Maine town, this old mill was revitalized in part thanks to a starring role in 'Jumanji.'

The head of a legendary lumberjack watches over a river in Maine.

One of the few brewers in the U.S. experimenting with hop-free beers.

One of 100 “Whaling Wall" murals painted in 13 different countries by a renowned marine life artist.