A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

America's second-oldest brick baseball stadium was home to a legendary WWII series that only sailors got to see.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

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.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

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

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

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.