The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

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

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

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

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

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A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.