An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

Every Friday, Sufi dervishes whirl around the tomb in a trance-like state as part of a sacred ritual called dhikr.

Crumbling pyramids and temple ruins stand within the shadow of this sacred butte.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

Hundreds of thousands of ancient documents offer a unique glimpse into Jewish life in Cairo.

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

Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

Despite many attempts to finish this overpass, it has been abandoned since the 1970s.

This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near the Capitol to settle their disputes with blood.

Senators used to relax in the nearly forgotten marble tubs now hidden in the U.S. Capitol Building's basement.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

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

This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.