The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

A mammoth pair of Civil War artillery guns abandoned out in the forest.

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.

This simple stone memorial remembers a secret, Geneva Convention-defying interrogation base from WWII.

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

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

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.

The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

A small, forgotten prison cemetery marked only by a wrought-iron fence and eerie depressions left in the ground.

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

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.