The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

Historic barracks utilized during both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.

Part of a WWII submarine is lurking outside the Washington Navy Yard parking lot.

The U.S. Navy’s preposterously detailed mini battleship took 77,000 hours to complete.

One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.

These ruins of an octagonal stone school that was later used as an A.U.M.P. church exemplify a popular school design from the 1830s.

The longest covered bridge in Delaware.

Surrounded by a verdant garden and a backdrop of ivy, a monument to beloved poet Khalil Gibran stands outside of the Lebanese embassy.

A rural colonial settlement that contains the remains of a store and cooper.

Descendants of this colonial Pennsylvania family still travel from far and wide to visit the 300-year-old home of their Quaker ancestors.

An unusual and eclectic collection of local historical memorabilia.

The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.

This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.

A drab two-story office space in Delaware is a hidden tax haven for Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and over half the Fortune 500 companies.

One of the oldest surviving Swedish-American homes in the United States.

The tombstone of the founder of the lost town of Ogletown is now stuck inside a traffic median.

The well-preserved remnants of a bridge that once made up a WW1-era military railroad.

This grove was planted more than a century ago by the War Mothers of World War I.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

America's first nuclear-powered merchant ship is now a time warp to the atomic age.