Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.

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

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

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

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

This quirky collection of furniture also happens to be a public art installation.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

The remote island home of the overlooked explorer who co-discovered the theory of evolution by natural selection.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.