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One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.

The U.S. Navy’s preposterously detailed mini battleship took 77,000 hours to complete.

The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.

Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Over 60 species of birds inhabit this colorful aviary park in South Africa.

Nelson Mandela lived here with his family from 1946 until his arrest in 1962.

A supply store for traditional healers, this shop sells the hair of a dog--and its skin, skeleton, and reproductive organs, too.

One of the 20th century’s most remarkable explorers was buried here, but he just couldn't stay put.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.

The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.

An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.

Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.

These unique "earth pyramid" clay columns can be found in ravines around the village of Tirolo.

Inspired by the more famous Scrovegni Chapel, Cappella di San Giovanni contains several amazing frescoes.

Visitors dip into a variety of pools of what was once ice.

A mountaintop museum of Bond props, sets, and cinematic secrets.

One of the world's largest swinging bells is a symbol made from the melted aftermath of war.

This war memorial holds the remains of around 20,000 World War I soldiers from both sides of the conflict.