This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

A mere stone's throw from Islamabad exists a spectacular display of three millennia of humanity's progress.

Hidden among Rawalpindi’s modern buildings are the remains of dilapidated Hindu temples.

A gift from Scotland to the United States in memory of the 270 lives lost when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie due to a terrorist bombing.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.

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

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.

This covered bridge was used by both Union and Confederate troops during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.