Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

The quirky collection includes treasures like Elvis' underwear, Bob Barker's toothbrush, and hundreds of sock monkeys.

The remains of a doomed Antarctic plane, buried beneath layers of ice and snow, await those willing to do a bit of digging.

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

"May the force be with you always."

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.

A tribute to the beloved, kind-hearted "homeless mayor" of Silver Spring.

One of the largest collections of Catalan literature and cultural materials outside of Spain, created by a community of 1960s expats.

A historic cemetery filled with quirky faux wood art and unique tombstones.

This four-story steel sphere in Maryland was used to test biological weapons.

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

The elevator hidden in a smokestack on Roosevelt's yacht now serves as a monument to the former president.

She stares out across six lanes of traffic, clutching a musket and infant with determination.

This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.

A suburban museum tells the story of a historic transportation network and even provides rides in antique trolley cars.

An allegorical sculpture in Maryland wears the artist’s politics on its trunk.

The wooded estate of the Forest Service employee responsible for D.C.’s cherry blossom trees.

The Decoy Capital of the World.

The United States' oldest Episcopal church still in active use.

Proto-CIA agents trained with grenades in the sand traps and fired machine guns from the fairways.

This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.