A deserted island in southwest Japan that once sheltered persecuted Christians.

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Dating to 1793, this is the oldest building in Poolesville.

One of the earliest and best-preserved buildings in Charles County, Maryland.

First built around 1848, this bridge was destroyed by arson, but original timbers are included in the replacement.

The smallest covered bridge in Maryland.

Hidden within an idyllic suburban garden is a memorial dedicated to the victims of a terrifying spree of killings committed on U.S. soil.

This grove was planted more than a century ago by the War Mothers of World War I.

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

She stares out across six lanes of traffic, clutching a musket and infant with determination.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

A benevolent, 16-foot-tall river dragon lives on a suburban lawn.

Remains of a historic fountain that was mysteriously lost in the demolition of a D.C. traffic circle.

This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.

The whole world in one water tank.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.