This simple stone memorial remembers a secret, Geneva Convention-defying interrogation base from WWII.

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.

The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

A small, forgotten prison cemetery marked only by a wrought-iron fence and eerie depressions left in the ground.

Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.