The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

A touching tribute to a local hero who made sure his neighborhood stayed clean.

This memorial honors five journalists who were killed in a mass shooting in 2018, and affirms the importance of the first amendment.

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

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

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

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

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

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

This mansion was made famous by its colorful cast of owners and location along the Sante Fe Trail.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.