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

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

America's first public mental health facility.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

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

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

This huge, disused viaduct is now a crumbling concrete underworld of covered in years of graffiti.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.

This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.

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

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

Featuring the largest CinemaScope screen in Pennsylvania, this drive-in has entertained moviegoers for more than half a century.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

A museum of anything and everything Stooge.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.