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

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

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

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

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

"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!”

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

The last Americana on Route 66.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

The last of its kind in the country.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.