Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

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

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

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

A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.

A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

Mongolian Buddhists believe this monastery in the Gobi desert to be the center of the world's spiritual energy.

Walled family complexes in Southern China.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

Discovered after draining a local pond, these ancient man-made caves are still a complete mystery.

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

Massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.

999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.