This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.

Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.

Berkeley Hot Springs presents to you "the only outdoor monument to presidential bathing."

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.