The picturesque southern city served as the zombie-filled town of Woodbury in 'The Walking Dead.'

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

A benevolent, 16-foot-tall river dragon lives on a suburban lawn.

Part of a WWII submarine is lurking outside the Washington Navy Yard parking lot.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

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

A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

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

Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.