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The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

This museum boasts a bucket of teeth and tells the tale of a 20th-century dental circus.