Arlington, Virginia
Headstone-Eating Trees
The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.
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Locust Grove, Virginia
Grave of Stonewall Jackson's Arm
The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.
Petersburg, Virginia
The Tombstone House
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
Dinosaur Kingdom II
An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.
Fairfax Station, Virginia
Bunny Man Bridge
This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.
Afton, Virginia
Crozet Tunnel
A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.
Richmond, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe Museum
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Washington, D.C.
USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
Washington, D.C.
The Adams Memorial
A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.
Washington, D.C.
Fort DeRussy
A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.
Washington, D.C.
Titanic Memorial
This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."
Washington, D.C.
Mount Zion Cemetery's Underground Railroad Shelter
People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.
Washington, D.C.
Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
Banos, Ecuador
Swing at the End of the World
A swing to dangle you off the very edge.
Borrego Springs, California
Pegleg Smith Monument
A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.
Hi Vista, California
Sanctuary Adventist Church
The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.
Lodi, California
The Original Home of A&W Root Beer
A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.
Chino Hills, California
Egyptian Building
A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.
Twentynine Palms, California
End of The World Sign
Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.
California
Eureka Dunes
The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.
Truckee, California
Donner Pass Summit Tunnels
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
Beatty, Nevada
Rhyolite Ghost Town
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Beatty, Nevada
Albert Szukalski's Last Supper
Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.
