The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

A tiny memorial for the year the Connecticut River almost destroyed New England.

Memorial to one of the most fatal fires in both circus and U.S. history.

An easy-to-miss plaque marks the building that first held this 19th-century telephone innovation.

A tribute to the truly loyal dog who waited outside a hospital for his owner to come back.

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.

This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

Forgotten under the construction of a new urban roadway is a small, abandoned part of town.

Mansion and shopping center used in the 1975 film "The Stepford Wives."

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

Connecticut sites linked to the only trial to ever use demonic possession as a criminal defense.

New Preston and Kent, Connecticut - where Friday the 13th, Part 2 was filmed.

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

A vast collection of rare books, manuscripts & extraordinary objects illustrating the history of medicine.