An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

Born a slave on the Arlington estate, Parks dug the first graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and was buried there, too.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

Neolithic burial chambers hidden beside a village school.

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

Away from the crowds of fishing enthusiasts, take a hike deep into the woods and journey into an eerie darkness.

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.

The remains of a foundry and old blast furnaces destroyed during the Civil War are preserved in this central Alabama park.

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

The all-but-forgotten cemetery is Eastern Loudon County's largest African-American burial ground.

A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.

Turns out fishing with dynamite isn't all that safe.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

A museum celebrating rare American motorcycles where everything runs—and none of it quietly.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.