A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

The rusted remains of a victim of Hurricane Ike.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.

Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

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

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

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

A church now sits over the site of one of the worst urban disasters of early 19th-century America.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

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

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

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

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

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

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.