Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

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

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

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

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

The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

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

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

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

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

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