A small brick parlor house and artist's studio located in the wilderness is surrounded by imposing suburban palaces.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

A building shaped like the Army Corps of Engineers logo, because why not?

Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.

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

The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.

This massive swimming pool is the high tech home to the human-powered submarine races.

A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.

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

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

A double agent hid information for the Soviet Union beneath this bridge for more than 20 years.

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

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

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

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

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.