The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

Washington's top-secret Cold War-era doomsday communications tower is located in a small neighborhood park.

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

Once forgotten and built over, this historic Black cemetery now houses a poignant memorial.

The system of air guns are fired off remotely to scare any trespassing avians.

Right next to departures—how convenient!

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.

The Pentagon sits on a former island that was in Virginia at low tide and D.C. at high tide.

This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.