Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

A promising candidate for the lost rock laid by George Washington was unearthed, but the hunt is still on.

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

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

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

The magic's in the hole!

This historic rec center in the heart of Israel is a bastion of peace and togetherness.

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.