When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."

A small triangle of DC grass is the final resting place of one of Sonny and Cher's songs.

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.

A diminutive memorial marks the site of a successful assassination by a right-wing death squad in America's capital.

Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.

The sculptor was instructed to add “stallion attributes” to the general's bronze mare.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

Where pardoned turkeys once spent their all-too-brief final days.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

The unusual sculptures are believed to be powerful political symbols.

Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.