London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

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

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

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

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.

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