The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

Amid the sprawling Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters is one of Washington's least accessible museums.

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

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

Home of the physician who set the leg of John Wilkes Booth after the Lincoln assassination.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.