This massive sycamore tree has been labeled as one of the largest in the state.

A local prank turned town icon.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.

The last of nine massive kilns that produced many of the red bricks for buildings in Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia in the early 20th century.

These figures float and flutter in this fountain crafted by famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.

Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

Tiny observatory made big contributions to the study of the Earth's motion.

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

The hidden ruins of a mill that is linked to an attempt to assassinate the vice president of the United States.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

The only public school for Black children in the region from 1895-1936.

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.

This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.

A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.