This sprawling farm was once a Cold War-era hideaway for the nation's top diplomats.

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

The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.

An eccentric company offers eccentric millionaires the opportunity to have spaceflight-related experiences.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.

This sprawling museum holds one man's giant collection of real tanks.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

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

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

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

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

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.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

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

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

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

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.