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

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

Cold War intelligence agents monitored communist embassies from an attic in a former pigeon coop.

This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

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

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

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

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

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.